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About Salpur Village

Salpur is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 24 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 9.18 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 24
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpur compares

By the 2011 count Salpur is the 255th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 9.18 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Salpur

Salpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Salpur from other places

Salpur lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Salpur
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 8.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Salpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpur village had a population of 49. That makes it the 255th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Salpur village has 24 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Salpur is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salpur covers 9.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salpur falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salpur is Ramnagar, about 83 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salpur.

Salpur is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpur is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.1 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Menta Malla (under 2 km), Menta Talla (under 2 km) and Bhatiyana (under 2 km).

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

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