# Salnar Village, Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Salnar

Salnar is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 86 households**, the 57th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 330people (2011)
- 86households
- 48.6%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Salnar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salnar is 494449.** Salnar falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatMustalnar
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450145

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

## How far is Salnar from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)22 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 Salnar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salnar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhotetumnar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Salnar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kosra**. About 31% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Salnar

Of every 100 households in Salnar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salnar · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****88%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Salnar?

■ Salnar · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**989

Working population ****64.8%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 36.0% for women. 64% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 149 (70%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 61 (29%)

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 Gidam

- Neurnar347 people
- Harla346 people
- Masodi345 people
- Balegapal333 people
- Padmeta321 people
- Kutulnar311 people
- Bhalunala280 people
- Reka277 people

[All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salnar?494449
- How far is Salnar from Dantewada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Salnar?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salnar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salnar?48.6% (Census 2011)