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About Salheri Village

Salheri is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 92 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salheri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 70.8 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 92
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salheri compares

By the 2011 count Salheri is the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Salheri

Salheri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salheri as Available within <5 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 Salheri from other places

Salheri lies about 9.2 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 46 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 Salheri
District headquarters Rajouri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 10 km
Nearest town Rajaori 16 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 46 km

Villages closest to Salheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salheri village had a population of 165. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Salheri village has 92 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salheri has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Salheri is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salheri covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salheri falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Salheri is Dugga, about 46 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salheri.

Salheri is about 9.2 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salheri is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.2 km away. Kalakote is about 10 km away. Rajaori is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saher (under 2 km), Dhanti (under 2 km) and Dangot (2.6 km).

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

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