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About Saldang Village

Saldang is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 10 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saldang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saldang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246194
Area (hectares) 14.69 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 10
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 300
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 Saldang compares

By the 2011 count Saldang is the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 14.69 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Saldang

Saldang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saldang 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 Saldang from other places

Saldang lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Saldang
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Saldang

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.

Common questions about Saldang

As per the Census of India 2011, Saldang village had a population of 13. That makes it the 618th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Saldang village has 10 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saldang has about 300 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Saldang is 246194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saldang covers 14.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saldang falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saldang is Kotdwara, about 43 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saldang.

Saldang is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saldang is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agrora (under 2 km), Palasu (under 2 km) and Paidul (under 2 km).

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

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