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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANOOPA RAWAT
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- LGD code
- 40746
- Pincode
- 249194
- Post office
- M.D. Colony
- Population
- 263
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1055 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 167
Census 2011 · in context
How Salu compares
By population, Salu ranks #38 of 50 villages in Bhatwari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
−16.3% vs mandal average
- Salu
- 55.9%
- Bhatwari mandal
- 72.2%
- Uttar Kashi district
- 65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+212 vs mandal average
- Salu
- 1,055
- Bhatwari mandal
- 843
Household size
people per home
5.1
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Salu
- 5.1
- Bhatwari mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salu at a glance
Salu is a village of 263 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Bhatwari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 38th-largest of 50 villages in Bhatwari tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 249194, served by M.D. Colony post office; the LGD village code is 40746. The sarpanch is ANOOPA RAWAT, and the village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 310 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Salu
- LGD code
- 40746
- Pincode
- 249194
- Post office
- M.D. Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 263
- Population (projected 2026)
- 310
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1055
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tehri Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangotri
- Member of Parliament
- Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Suresh Singh Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANOOPA RAWAT
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatwari
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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