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Saloh Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Saloh is a medium size village located in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 448 families residing. The Saloh village has population of 1853 of which 907 are males while 946 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Saloh village population of children with age 0-6 is 209 which makes up 11.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Saloh village is 1043 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Saloh as per census is 935, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Saloh village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Saloh village was 86.74 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Saloh Male literacy stands at 92.49 % while female literacy rate was 81.30 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Saloh village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Saloh village.

Saloh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 448 - -
Population 1,853 907 946
Child (0-6) 209 108 101
Schedule Caste 464 230 234
Schedule Tribe 111 55 56
Literacy 86.74 % 92.49 % 81.30 %
Total Workers 699 454 245
Main Worker 449 - -
Marginal Worker 250 88 162

Caste Factor

Saloh village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.04 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.99 % of total population in Saloh village.

Work Profile

In Saloh village out of total population, 699 were engaged in work activities. 64.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 699 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.