About Salana Village

Salana is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 110 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246123
Area (hectares)	103.02 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	110
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,300
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salana compares

By the 2011 count Salana is the 111th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 103.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Salana

Salana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salana 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 Salana from other places

Salana 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 Salana
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	27 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	35 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	46 km

Villages closest to Salana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salana village had a population of 253. That makes it the 111th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Salana village has 110 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salana has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Salana is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salana covers 103.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salana falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salana 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 Salana.

Salana 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.

Salana is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 27 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.