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About Salowal Village

Salowal is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 281 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 281
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salowal compares

By the 2011 count Salowal is the 209th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Salowal

The census records public bus service for Salowal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salowal from other places

Salowal lies about 18 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 2.4 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 Salowal
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 2.4 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km

Villages closest to Salowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salowal village had a population of 546. That makes it the 209th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Salowal village has 281 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salowal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Salowal is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salowal covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salowal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salowal is Chak Kalan, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Salowal.

Salowal is about 18 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salowal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chak Kalan is about 2.4 km away. Mukeriān is about 11 km away. Gurdaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolian (3.3 km), Dalelpur (4.6 km) and Dhalorian (6.0 km).

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

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