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About Saluwala Village

Saluwala is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 389 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 389
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saluwala compares

By the 2011 count Saluwala is the 114th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Saluwala

Saluwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saluwala 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saluwala from other places

Saluwala lies about 26 km from Patiala. 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 Saluwala
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 6.1 km
Nearest town Nābha 6.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Saluwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluwala village had a population of 725. That makes it the 114th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Saluwala village has 389 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluwala has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Saluwala is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluwala covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saluwala falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Saluwala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saluwala.

Saluwala is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saluwala is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 6.1 km away. Nābha is about 6.1 km away. Patiala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raj Garh (under 2 km), Kaul (under 2 km) and Kameli (2.7 km).

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

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