# Saloa Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Saloa

Saloa is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 52 households**, the 84th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 197people (2011)
- 52households
- 93.6%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Saloa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010517

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

## How far is Saloa from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)4 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 Saloa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Saloa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Badoa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadoli Kohla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Saloa known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Saloa

Of every 100 households in Saloa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saloa · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**34%

Tap water ****44%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**57%

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

**35%

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

**64%

Use banking services ****92%**

**91%

Television ****73%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Saloa?

■ Saloa · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**891

Working population ****64.5%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 88.9% for women. 57% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 38 (30%) · **■** Marginal 89 (70%)

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

- Kohlari210 people
- Dhanui209 people
- Baroya205 people
- Kharota205 people
- Bharal194 people
- Chadal194 people
- Bohal Jagir193 people
- Dasman193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saloa?176031
- How far is Saloa from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Saloa?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saloa in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saloa?93.6% (Census 2011)