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About Salam Khet Village

Salam Khet is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 12 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salam Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salam Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 2.98 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 12
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salam Khet compares

By the 2011 count Salam Khet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 2.98 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Salam Khet

Salam Khet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salam Khet as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Salam Khet from other places

Salam Khet lies about 52 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Salam Khet
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Salam Khet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salam Khet village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Salam Khet village has 12 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salam Khet has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Salam Khet is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salam Khet covers 2.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salam Khet falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salam Khet is Kotdwara, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salam Khet.

Salam Khet is about 52 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salam Khet is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 21 km away. Kotdwara is about 21 km away. Narendranagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipri (4.9 km), Amasari Gaon (6.2 km) and Bag Sari (6.2 km).

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

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