# Salang Village, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatwari, Uttarkashi 

# Salang

Salang is a village in Bhatwari sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 94 households**, the 53rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 432people (2011)
- 94households
- 77.9%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salang

Of every 100 households in Salang in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salang · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**36%

Tap water ****99%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**55%

Use banking services ****87%**

**92%

Television ****64%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**75%

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 Salang?

■ Salang · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**894

Working population ****50.9%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 186 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (11%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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 Bhatwari

- Sari443 people
- Agoda442 people
- Kunjan442 people
- Gamdid Gaun434 people
- Bagyal Gaon408 people
- Gyanja406 people
- Lata403 people
- Dwari401 people

[All 100 villages in Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salang?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salang in?Uttarkashi district (Bhatwari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Salang?77.9% (Census 2011)