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About Salri Village

Salri is a mid sized village in Nainital tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 278 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Nainital
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 124.11 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 278
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salri compares

By the 2011 count Salri is the 52nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 406 residents. Its 124.11 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Salri

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

Salri lies about 14 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 5.1 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 Salri
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 5.1 km
Nearest town Haldwani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainital 14 km

Villages closest to Salri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salri village had a population of 546. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 406 residents.

Salri village has 278 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Salri is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salri covers 124.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salri falls under Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salri is Kathgodam, about 5.1 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 Salri.

Salri is about 14 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salri is in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. Kathgodam is about 5.1 km away. Haldwani is about 10 km away. Nainital is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinagar Chanddeva (under 2 km), Khari (1.5 km) and Kharki (1.5 km).

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

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