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Salan

Barakot mandal
Pincode 262523
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LGD code
54209
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population
165
Households
30
Literacy rate
61.8%
Sex ratio
833 ♀/1000♂
Workers
99
Distance to district centre
54 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
91 km
Distance to Delhi
241 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 62 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Chipalghat · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Salan compares

By population, Salan ranks #54 of 103 villages in Barakot mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−3.3% vs mandal average
Salan
61.8%
Barakot mandal
65.1%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−196 vs mandal average
Salan
833
Barakot mandal
1,029
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Salan
5.5
Barakot mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Salan at a glance

Salan is a village of 165 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Barakot tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 54th-largest of 103 villages in Barakot tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Champawat district centre, 19 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 62 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262523, served by Champawat post office; the LGD village code is 54209. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chipalghat, 6 km away. The village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 195 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Salan

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Salan · this village16562%
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Odali · Pauri13166%2 km S
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Nanda · Baldirai43445%2.3 km S

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Key facts — Salan

LGD code
54209
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population (Census 2011)
165
Population (projected 2026)
195
Households
30
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
833
Literacy rate
61.8%
Coordinates
30.15776°N, 78.95724°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Block / Mandal
Barakot
Getting there

How to reach Salan

Mandal centre
Barakot · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 51 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun91 kmcapital
  • Delhi241 km
  • Kolkata1260 km
  • Mumbai1376 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara62 km
  • Bus stopRatura18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Chipalghat6 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM19 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum15 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry12 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Salan

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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