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About Salkiana Village

Salkiana is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 157 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkiana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 157
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Salkiana compares

By the 2011 count Salkiana is the 168th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Salkiana

The census records public bus service for Salkiana as Available within 5 - 10 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 Salkiana from other places

Salkiana lies about 18 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Salkiana
Nearest railway station Rahon 13 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 18 km

Villages closest to Salkiana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Salkiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkiana village had a population of 302. That makes it the 168th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Salkiana village has 157 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkiana has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Salkiana is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkiana covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salkiana falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Salkiana is Rahon, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salkiana.

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

Salkiana is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 13 km away. Sānehwāl is about 14 km away. Ludhiana East 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 Garcha (under 2 km), Machhian Khurd (under 2 km) and Machhian Kalan (1.6 km).

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

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