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About Salani Village

Salani is a large village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,242, made up of 1,204 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salani village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 2,242
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salani compares

By the 2011 count Salani is the 11th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Salani

Salani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salani from other places

Salani lies about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 5.6 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 Salani
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 5.6 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 6.1 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 52 km

Villages closest to Salani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salani village had a population of 2,242. That makes it the 11th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Salani village has 1,204 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salani has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Salani is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salani covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salani falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salani is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salani.

Salani is about 52 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salani is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 3.8 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 5.6 km away. Gobindgarh is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehgarh Niwan (under 2 km), Khumna (1.5 km) and Turan (1.9 km).

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

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