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About Salaich Village

Salaich is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 489 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaich Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaich village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 118.57 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 489
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salaich compares

By the 2011 count Salaich is the 54th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 118.57 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Salaich

Salaich is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaich as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Salaich from other places

Salaich lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 3.4 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 Salaich
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 3.4 km
Nearest town Nakodar 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 36 km

Villages closest to Salaich

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaich village had a population of 948. That makes it the 54th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Salaich village has 489 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaich has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Salaich is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaich covers 118.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaich falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salaich is Mulewal Khaira, about 3.4 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 village for Salaich.

Salaich is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaich is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about under 2 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 3.4 km away. Nakodar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhewal (under 2 km), Sadarpur (under 2 km) and Sarangwal (under 2 km).

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

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