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About Salotri Village

Salotri is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 943 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salotri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 648 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 943
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salotri compares

By the 2011 count Salotri is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 648 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Salotri

Salotri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salotri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salotri from other places

Salotri lies about 8.9 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 65 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salotri
District headquarters Punch 8.9 km
Nearest town Pūnch 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 65 km

Villages closest to Salotri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haveli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salotri

As per the Census of India 2011, Salotri village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Salotri village has 943 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salotri has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Salotri is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salotri covers 648 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salotri falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Salotri is Baramula, about 65 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salotri.

Salotri is about 8.9 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salotri is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 8.9 km away. Pūnch is about 8.9 km away. Haveli is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhulas (2.2 km), Titri Note (3.8 km) and Dara Dullian (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salotri today is likely to be higher.

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