# Salwana Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Salwana

Salwana is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 154 households**, the 32nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 829people (2011)
- 154households
- 75.6%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Salwana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014271

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

## How far is Salwana from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)41 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)17 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 Salwana?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Salwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jadol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Salwana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 29% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Salwana

Of every 100 households in Salwana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salwana · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**20%

Tap water ****59%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**75%

Use banking services ****99%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**21%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Salwana?

■ Salwana · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**926

Working population ****58.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.2% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 70 (14%) · **■** Marginal 231 (47%)

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

- Chanol894 people
- Sadwahan890 people
- Bina882 people
- Chamukha867 people
- Kangoo816 people
- Bharari812 people
- Khilara807 people
- Dhar789 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salwana?174401
- How far is Salwana from Mandi?41 km by road
- What is the population of Salwana?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salwana in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salwana?75.6% (Census 2011)