About Salna Village

Salna is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 417 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Pokhari
Pincode	246473
Area (hectares)	252.7 hectares
Population	930
Male Population	417
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,230
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salna compares

By the 2011 count Salna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 252.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Salna

Salna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Salna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salna from other places

Salna lies about 73 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 49 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 Salna
Nearest town	Almora	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokhari	34 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	49 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	73 km

Villages closest to Salna

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

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Common questions about Salna

As per the Census of India 2011, Salna village had a population of 930. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Salna village has 417 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salna has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Salna is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salna covers 252.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salna falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salna is Ramnagar, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Salna.

Salna is about 73 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salna is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Almora is about 29 km away. Pokhari is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.