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About Saland Village

Saland is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 66 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,515 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saland Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saland village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 122.21 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 66
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,515
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saland compares

By the 2011 count Saland is the 70th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 122.21 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1266.

Getting to Saland

Saland is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saland 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saland from other places

Saland lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Saland
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 5.6 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Saland

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saland village had a population of 166. That makes it the 70th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Saland village has 66 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saland has about 1515 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Saland is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saland covers 122.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saland falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saland is Kotdwara, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Saland.

Saland is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saland is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 5.6 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharpalli (1.6 km), Kimgarhi Gawani (2.2 km) and Chopara (2.5 km).

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

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