About Salwah Village

Salwah is one of the larger villages in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,456, made up of 3,232 males and 3,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salwah village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	1165 hectares
Population	6,456
Male Population	3,232
Female Population	3,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salwah compares

By the 2011 count Salwah is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 1165 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Salwah

Salwah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salwah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salwah from other places

Salwah lies about 15 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 Salwah
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	4.5 km
District headquarters	Punch	15 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	15 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	66 km

Villages closest to Salwah

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

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Common questions about Salwah

As per the Census of India 2011, Salwah village had a population of 6,456. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Salwah village has 3,232 males and 3,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salwah has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Salwah is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salwah covers 1165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salwah falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Salwah is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salwah.

Salwah is about 15 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salwah is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 4.5 km away. Punch is about 15 km away. Pūnch is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.