# Salakhna Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Salakhna

Salakhna is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **656 people in 91 households**, the 84th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 656people (2011)
- 91households
- 59.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Salakhna PIN code and other codes

Salakhna falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKothaun
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247335

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salakhna from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salakhna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Salakhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jitaura Jangal Mahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salakhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salakhna

Of every 100 households in Salakhna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salakhna · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Salakhna?

■ Salakhna · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**919

Working population ****23.6%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (29%) · **■** Other work 24 (15%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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 Piro

- Kachhuhi776 people
- Birpur769 people
- Jagdishpur Patak769 people
- Rangal Tola Jangal Mahal669 people
- Khairahin616 people
- Ujjain Dehra599 people
- Jamunipur559 people
- Sugibal547 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salakhna from Arrah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Salakhna?656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salakhna in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salakhna?59.0% (Census 2011)