# Salaper Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Salaper

Salaper is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,850 people in 713 households**, the 3rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 2,850people (2011)
- 713households
- 87.4%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Salaper PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salaper is 174401.** Salaper falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014290

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

## How far is Salaper from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sundarnagar (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 Salaper?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Salaper; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Salaper known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 22% of the 288 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 Salaper

Of every 100 households in Salaper in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Salaper · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**75%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****87%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****35%**

**96%

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 Salaper?

■ Salaper · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**926

Working population ****42.6%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 81.9% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 725 (60%) · **■** Marginal 306 (25%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Mahadev3,062 people
- Bhaur2,950 people
- Kanaid2,800 people
- Dugrain2,524 people
- Jarol2,136 people
- Dharanda2,102 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salaper?174401
- How far is Salaper from Mandi?44 km by road
- What is the population of Salaper?2,850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salaper in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salaper?87.4% (Census 2011)
