# Salehpur Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Salehpur

Salehpur is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854114**. The 2011 Census counted **8,851 people in 1,871 households**, the 4th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 8,851people (2011)
- 1,871households
- 37.6%literacy
- 854114PIN code

## Salehpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salehpur is 854114.** Salehpur falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854114
- Gram panchayatSalehpur
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224306

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

## How far is Salehpur from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Salehpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Salehpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Salehpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Salehpur

Of every 100 households in Salehpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salehpur · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Salehpur?

■ Salehpur · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**976

Working population ****31.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 30.4% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 481 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,727 (61%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (2%) · **■** Marginal 528 (19%)

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 Falka

- Sohtha15,223 people
- Bhangha10,184 people
- Pothia9,718 people
- Morsanda8,519 people
- Pirmokam7,052 people
- Hathwara6,758 people
- Gobindpur6,666 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salehpur?854114
- How far is Salehpur from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Salehpur?8,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salehpur in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salehpur?37.6% (Census 2011)