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About Salon Village

Salon is one of the larger villages in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,018, made up of 4,090 males and 3,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Pincode 229127
Area (hectares) 812.63 hectares
Population 8,018
Male Population 4,090
Female Population 3,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Salon compares

By the 2011 count Salon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 812.63 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Salon

Salon 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 Salon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salon from other places

Salon lies about 32 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 20 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 Salon
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 20 km
Nearest town Lālganj 27 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 32 km

Villages closest to Salon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salon village had a population of 8,018. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Salon village has 4,090 males and 3,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salon has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Salon is 229127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salon covers 812.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salon falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salon is Lachhmanpur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salon.

Salon is about 32 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salon is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lachhmanpur is about 20 km away. Lālganj is about 27 km away. Rae Bareli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (1.6 km), Aunasadara (1.7 km) and Lalapur (1.7 km).

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

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