Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur
# Salahat

Salahat is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173229. The 2011 Census counted 77 people in 14 households, the 220th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.
- 77 people (2011)
- 14 households
- 85.1% literacy
- 173229 PIN code

## Salahat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Salahat is 173229. Salahat falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173229
- Community development block Pachhad
- Census village code 022809

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Salahat from nearby towns?
- Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Solan (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Salahat?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Salahat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Devli Tikari
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kujji
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sarahan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salahat known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and barley. About 9% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Salahat

Of every 100 households in Salahat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salahat · ■ Pachhad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 38% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 22%
- Tap water 0% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81%
- Use banking services 92% 90%
- Television 85% 64%
- Mobile phone 100% 77%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 85% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Salahat?

■ Salahat · ■ Pachhad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.1% 85.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 927
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 918
- Working population 74.0% 65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 71% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 44 (77%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad
- Bahanar 80 people
- Malhara Lakhot 79 people
- Balmu Keri 78 people
- Khanagan 78 people
- Anji 76 people
- Nigali 75 people
- Shogi 72 people
- Kyartu Bambnog 71 people

All 263 villages in Pachhad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Salahat? 173229
- How far is Salahat from Nahan? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Salahat? 77 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salahat in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salahat? 85.1% (Census 2011)

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