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About Sali Khet Village

Sali Khet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 3 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sali Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sali Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 39.76 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 3
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Sali Khet compares

By the 2011 count Sali Khet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 39.76 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1140.

Getting to Sali Khet

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

Sali Khet lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Sali Khet
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Sali Khet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Sali Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Sali Khet village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sali Khet village has 3 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sali Khet has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sali Khet is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sali Khet covers 39.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sali Khet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sali Khet is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Sali Khet.

Sali Khet is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sali Khet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asyali (under 2 km), Bhulki Adhyali (under 2 km) and Dauja Waliya (under 2 km).

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

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