# Salha Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Salha

Salha is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,484 people in 246 households**, the 30th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,484people (2011)
- 246households
- 62.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Salha PIN code and other codes

Salha falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMunra
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218165

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

## How far is Salha from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)3 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 Salha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Areraj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Salha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Salha

Of every 100 households in Salha in 2011, 38 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Salha · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****23%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

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 Salha?

■ Salha · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**936

Working population ****23.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 143 (41%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Areraj

- Kamaluwa1,644 people
- Sirni1,588 people
- Chandi Asthan1,541 people
- Loknathpur1,519 people
- Bhelanari1,483 people
- Siswa1,448 people
- Chandi Asthan1,337 people
- Kohbawra1,214 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salha from Motihari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Salha?1,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salha in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salha?62.8% (Census 2011)