# Salkhua Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Salkhua

Salkhua is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,585 people in 405 households**, the 20th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 2,585people (2011)
- 405households
- 62.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Salkhua PIN code and other codes

Salkhua falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatApahar
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233967

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

## How far is Salkhua from nearby towns?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)27 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)9 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 Salkhua?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bheldi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Salkhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Salkhua

Of every 100 households in Salkhua in 2011, 12 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salkhua · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****67%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Salkhua?

■ Salkhua · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**919

Working population ****21.0%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 54.4% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 311 (57%)

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 Amnour

- Parsa3,059 people
- Shekhpura2,990 people
- Paiga Mitarsen2,801 people
- Chandpura2,703 people
- Dharampur Jafar2,511 people
- Amnaur Aguwan2,482 people
- Bans Dih2,473 people
- Khas Patti2,418 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salkhua from Chhapra?27 km by road
- What is the population of Salkhua?2,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkhua in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salkhua?62.6% (Census 2011)