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Salna

सलना
Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Salna observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Salna

  • Dondiyo Kalinka Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HEMLTA
Contact: 76****5781
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LGD code
41142
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
930
Households
216
Literacy rate
70%
Sex ratio
1230 ♀/1000♂
Workers
485
Distance to district centre
28 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
97 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 71 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Salna compares

By population, Salna ranks #3 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.0%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Salna
70.0%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,230
+115 vs mandal average
Salna
1,230
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Salna
4.3
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Salna at a glance

Salna is a village of 930 people in 216 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 3rd-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,230 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Chamoli district centre, 28 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 71 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41142. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag, 11 km away. The sarpanch is HEMLTA, and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 1,096 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Salna

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Salna · this village93070%
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Nauli · Pokhari23785%0 km N

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Key facts — Salna

LGD code
41142
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
930
Population (projected 2026)
1,096
Households
216
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1230
Literacy rate
70.0%
Coordinates
30.19944°N, 79.03736°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HEMLTA
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Salna

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun97 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1257 km
  • Mumbai1384 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara71 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)11 km
  • Hospital / PHCJankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag11 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry16 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Salna

1 Temple 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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