# Salag Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Salag

Salag is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 105 households**, the 76th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 463people (2011)
- 105households
- 62.1%literacy
- 176056PIN code

## Salag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salag is 176056.** Salag falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176056
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009630

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

## How far is Salag from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)18 km by road
- Yol (nearest town)6 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 Salag?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tangh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Salag known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include pattu. About 16% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Salag

Of every 100 households in Salag in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salag · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**29%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**40%

Use banking services ****78%**

**94%

Television ****69%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

None of these assets ****22%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Salag?

■ Salag · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**917

Working population ****63.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Other work 81 (28%) · **■** Marginal 183 (62%)

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 Dharmsala

- Bhatala468 people
- Dehru467 people
- Jasyal467 people
- Juhl465 people
- Ruhru451 people
- Khatehr444 people
- Banwala438 people
- Buhli Tangroti436 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salag?176056
- How far is Salag from Dharmsala?18 km by road
- What is the population of Salag?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salag in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salag?62.1% (Census 2011)