About Saldhar Village

Saldhar is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,477 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1771.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldhar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Tehsil	Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode	182313
Area (hectares)	1771.7 hectares
Population	2,876
Male Population	1,477
Female Population	1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saldhar compares

By the 2011 count Saldhar is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1771.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Saldhar

Saldhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saldhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Saldhar from other places

Saldhar lies about 27 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 15 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 Saldhar
Nearest railway station	Dugga	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gool Gulabgarh	17 km
District headquarters	Reasi	27 km
Nearest town	Kulgam	38 km

Villages closest to Saldhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Saldhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldhar village had a population of 2,876. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Saldhar village has 1,477 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldhar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Saldhar is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldhar covers 1771.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saldhar falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saldhar is Dugga, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Saldhar.

Saldhar is about 27 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldhar is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Dugga is about 15 km away. Gool Gulabgarh is about 17 km away. Reasi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.