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About Salohar Village

Salohar is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 62 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salohar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 62
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salohar compares

By the 2011 count Salohar is the 336th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Salohar

Salohar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salohar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salohar from other places

Salohar lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 13 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 Salohar
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Salohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salohar village had a population of 136. That makes it the 336th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Salohar village has 62 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salohar has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Salohar is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salohar covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salohar falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salohar is Unchi Bassi, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salohar.

Salohar is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salohar is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Unchi Bassi is about 13 km away. Dasua is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basa (under 2 km), Tundial (under 2 km) and Hardo Neknama (under 2 km).

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

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