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About Saliyawala Village

Saliyawala is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 61 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliyawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliyawala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 100.55 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 61
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliyawala compares

By the 2011 count Saliyawala is the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 100.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Saliyawala

Saliyawala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saliyawala as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saliyawala from other places

Saliyawala lies about 8.0 km from Dehradun. 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 Saliyawala
Nearest town Mussoorie 7.7 km
District headquarters Dehradun 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 26 km

Villages closest to Saliyawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliyawala village had a population of 126. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Saliyawala village has 61 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliyawala has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Saliyawala is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliyawala covers 100.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saliyawala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Saliyawala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saliyawala.

Saliyawala is about 8.0 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliyawala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 7.7 km away. Dehradun is about 8.0 km away. Vikasnagar 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 Dhaulas (1.6 km), Chauki (2.1 km) and Gujrara Karan Pur (3.1 km).

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

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