# Salkhan Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/salkhan/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Salkhan Salkhan is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495674**. The 2011 Census counted **7,251 people in 1,514 households**, the 1st largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 7,251people (2011) - 1,514households - 72.0%literacy - 495674PIN code ## Salkhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salkhan is 495674.** Salkhan falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495674 - Gram panchayatSalkhan - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salkhan from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)25 km by road - Shivrinarayan (nearest town)15 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 Salkhan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Salkhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karod - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Deori - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter 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 Salkhan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 77% of the 1,481 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,042 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 Salkhan Of every 100 households in Salkhan in 2011, 68 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salkhan · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **86% Toilet within the home ****19%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****31%** **28% Television ****23%** **32% Mobile phone ****19%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Salkhan? ■ Salkhan · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **954 Working population ****58.7%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,110 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,234 (29%) · **■** Household industry 46 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,763 (41%) 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 Nawagarh - Kera5,475 people - Mahant4,600 people - Tusma4,427 people - Kataud4,397 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salkhan?495674 - How far is Salkhan from Janjgir?25 km by road - What is the population of Salkhan?7,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salkhan in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salkhan?72.0% (Census 2011)