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About Salmata Village

Salmata is a mid sized village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 344 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262405
Area (hectares) 152.02 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 344
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Salmata compares

By the 2011 count Salmata is the 78th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 152.02 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Salmata

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

Salmata lies about 44 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 16 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 Salmata
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 6.0 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 16 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 44 km

Villages closest to Salmata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmata village had a population of 704. That makes it the 78th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Salmata village has 344 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmata has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Salmata is 262405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmata covers 152.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salmata falls under Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Salmata is Majhola Pakarya, about 16 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 Salmata.

Salmata is about 44 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salmata is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 6.0 km away. Sitārganj is about 6.0 km away. Majhola Pakarya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salmati (under 2 km), Bidauri (1.6 km) and Bidaura (1.6 km).

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

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