# Salihar Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Salihar

Salihar is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 210 households**, the 1st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 1,052people (2011)
- 210households
- 80.0%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Salihar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010848

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

## How far is Salihar from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)73 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)18 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 Salihar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Salihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Salihar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 32% of the 297 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 Salihar

Of every 100 households in Salihar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salihar · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**57%

Tap water ****94%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**95%

Television ****68%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

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 Salihar?

■ Salihar · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**899

Working population ****57.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 434 (71%)

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 Khundian

- Aluha588 people
- Hardip Pur531 people
- Tip Uparla518 people
- Thamba502 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salihar?176031
- How far is Salihar from Dharmsala?73 km by road
- What is the population of Salihar?1,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salihar in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salihar?80.0% (Census 2011)