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About Sallo Chahal Village

Sallo Chahal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 627 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sallo Chahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sallo Chahal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 627
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sallo Chahal compares

By the 2011 count Sallo Chahal is the 148th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sallo Chahal

Sallo Chahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sallo Chahal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sallo Chahal from other places

Sallo Chahal lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.7 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 Sallo Chahal
Tehsil headquarters Batala 5.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.7 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Sallo Chahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Sallo Chahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sallo Chahal village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 148th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sallo Chahal village has 627 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sallo Chahal has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sallo Chahal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sallo Chahal covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sallo Chahal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sallo Chahal is Batala Junction, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sallo Chahal.

Sallo Chahal is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sallo Chahal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 5.1 km away. Batāla is about 5.1 km away. Batala Junction is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahal Kalan (under 2 km), Phulke (under 2 km) and Chahal Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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