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About Sald Village

Sald is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 83 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sald Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sald village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 128.36 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 83
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Sald compares

By the 2011 count Sald is the 59th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 128.36 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Sald

Sald is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sald 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 Sald from other places

Sald lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Sald
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Sald

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sald village had a population of 167. That makes it the 59th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Sald village has 83 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sald has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Sald covers 128.36 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.

Sald falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sald is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Sald.

Sald is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sald is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahar Gaon Talla (under 2 km), Barsund (under 2 km) and Bhair Gaon (2.5 km).

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

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