# Saletar Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Saletar

Saletar is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 121 households**, the 13th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 573people (2011)
- 121households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Saletar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saletar is 176031.** Saletar falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010535

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

## How far is Saletar from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)61 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)1 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 Saletar?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Saletar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jawalmukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Saletar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 50% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saletar

Of every 100 households in Saletar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saletar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**34%

Tap water ****92%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**64%

Use banking services ****56%**

**91%

Television ****84%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Saletar?

■ Saletar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**891

Working population ****54.5%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 78.0% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (34%) · **■** Marginal 198 (63%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Hiran628 people
- Rakwal Lahr606 people
- Doli586 people
- Suknal577 people
- Bagher562 people
- Katoi550 people
- Sundhangal546 people
- Jejal532 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saletar?176031
- How far is Saletar from Dharmsala?61 km by road
- What is the population of Saletar?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saletar in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saletar?85.3% (Census 2011)
