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About Saltwari Village

Saltwari is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 75 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saltwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saltwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 92.57 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 75
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Saltwari compares

By the 2011 count Saltwari is the 175th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 92.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Saltwari

Saltwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saltwari 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. The nearest villages by name are Sabali, Sadav Malla Talla, Saindul and Sainji. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saltwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Saltwari village had a population of 143. That makes it the 175th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Saltwari village has 75 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saltwari has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Saltwari is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saltwari covers 92.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saltwari falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Saltwari notes the nearest railway station 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 Saltwari.

Saltwari is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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