# Salhekota Village, Marwahi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Marwahi, Bilaspur 

# Salhekota

Salhekota is a village in Marwahi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 373 households**, the 30th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,502people (2011)
- 373households
- 54.2%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Salhekota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salhekota is 495119.** Salhekota falls in Marwahi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatSalhekota
- Community development blockMarwahi
- Census village code437572

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

## How far is Salhekota from nearby towns?

- Marwahi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)18 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 Salhekota?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nimdha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Marwahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marwahi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Salhekota known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and maize**. About 25% of the 1,223 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Salhekota

Of every 100 households in Salhekota in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salhekota · ■ Marwahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Salhekota?

■ Salhekota · ■ Marwahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**1011

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.9% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (28%) · **■** Marginal 501 (58%)

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 Marwahi

- Madwahi1,558 people
- Dharhar1,536 people
- Madai1,532 people
- Matiyadand1,507 people
- Karsiwa1,451 people
- Tendumuda1,448 people
- Mahora1,438 people
- Pandri1,422 people

[All 86 villages in Marwahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/marwahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salhekota?495119
- How far is Salhekota from Bilaspur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Salhekota?1,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhekota in?Bilaspur district (Marwahi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salhekota?54.2% (Census 2011)