Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa
# Salhe

Salhe is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491771. The 2011 Census counted 787 people in 189 households, the 82nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 787 people (2011)
- 189 households
- 70.6% literacy
- 491771 PIN code

## Salhe PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Salhe is 491771. Salhe falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491771
- Gram panchayat Baghaud
- Community development block Dabhra
- Census village code 437173

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Salhe from nearby towns?
- Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Dabhra (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Salhe?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Salhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kotmi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dabhra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dabhra
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 21 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salhe known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Salhe

Of every 100 households in Salhe in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salhe · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 27% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 88%
- Tap water 86% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 99%
- Use banking services 25% 45%
- Television 26% 24%
- Mobile phone 27% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 29%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Salhe?

■ Salhe · ■ Dabhra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.6% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 1001
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946
- Working population 62.1% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 146 (30%) · ■ Other work 34 (7%) · ■ Marginal 309 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra
- Darri 816 people
- Purenabudha 813 people
- Govindpur 800 people
- Churaghatha 792 people
- Radhapur 785 people
- Bandhapali 784 people
- Mauhapali 768 people
- Manjarkud 753 people

All 124 villages in Dabhra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Salhe? 491771
- How far is Salhe from Janjgir? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Salhe? 787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhe in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salhe? 70.6% (Census 2011)

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