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About Saliana Village

Saliana is a large village in Moga tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,844, made up of 2,019 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Moga
Pincode 142048
Area (hectares) 1122 hectares
Population 3,844
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saliana compares

By the 2011 count Saliana is the 27th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 1122 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 901.

Getting to Saliana

Saliana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saliana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saliana from other places

Saliana lies about 10 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Dagru, about 4.2 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 Saliana
Nearest railway station Dagru 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Moga 10 km

Villages closest to Saliana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliana village had a population of 3,844. That makes it the 27th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Saliana village has 2,019 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliana has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Saliana is 142048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliana covers 1122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saliana falls under Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saliana is Dagru, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saliana.

Saliana is about 10 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliana is in Moga tehsil of Moga district. Dagru is about 4.2 km away. Moga is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atari (2.8 km), Nidhanwala (3.1 km) and Khosa Pando (3.3 km).

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

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