# Salwan Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Salwan

Salwan is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 82 households**, the 69th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 383people (2011)
- 82households
- 89.2%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Salwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salwan is 174026.** Salwan falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018901

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salwan from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ladda
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. About 75% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salwan

Of every 100 households in Salwan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Salwan · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**20%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****94%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salwan?

■ Salwan · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**873

Working population ****56.9%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 82.0% for women. 51% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (31%) · **■** Marginal 51 (23%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ghumarwin

- Ropa411 people
- Bari Bagot401 people
- Giana399 people
- Palti393 people
- Chhaproh378 people
- Mund Khar378 people
- Matial370 people
- Nain370 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salwan?174026
- How far is Salwan from Bilaspur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Salwan?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salwan in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salwan?89.2% (Census 2011)