Village · Gunderdehi, Durg # Saloni Saloni is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491221. The 2011 Census counted 673 people in 127 households, the 132nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 673 people (2011) - 127 households - 82.8% literacy - 491221 PIN code ## Saloni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saloni is 491221. Saloni falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491221 - Gram panchayat Tilkhairi - Community development block Gunderdehi - Census village code 442797 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saloni from nearby towns? - Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 28 km by road - Arjunda (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saloni? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Saloni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gured - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Arjunda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Durg - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saloni known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 76% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saloni Of every 100 households in Saloni in 2011, 82 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saloni · ■ Gunderdehi rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 89% - Toilet within the home 17% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 81% - Tap water 0% 22% - Drinking water within premises 16% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 59% 70% - Television 43% 41% - Mobile phone 23% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 18% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 19% 15% - Own their home 95% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saloni? ■ Saloni · ■ Gunderdehi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 81.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 1010 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 983 - Working population 56.2% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 74.5% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 56 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (6%) · ■ Other work 19 (5%) · ■ Marginal 279 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gunderdehi - Gorkapar 698 people - Khapri 689 people - Tilkhairi 689 people - Masul 678 people - Dania 662 people - Haransinghi 653 people - Pinkapar 647 people - Kilepar 643 people All 159 villages in Gunderdehi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saloni? 491221 - How far is Saloni from Durg? 28 km by road - What is the population of Saloni? 673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saloni in? Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saloni? 82.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/saloni-442797/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.