# Salka Village, Khadganva, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khadganva, Koriya 

# Salka

Salka is a village in Khadganva sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497449**. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 304 households**, the 37th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 304households
- 61.7%literacy
- 497449PIN code

## Salka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salka is 497449.** Salka falls in Khadganva sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497449
- Gram panchayatSalka
- Community development blockKhadgawan
- Census village code431747

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

## How far is Salka from nearby towns?

- Khadganva (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chirmiri (nearest town)38 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 Salka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Salka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dewadand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Salka known for?

About 36% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Salka

Of every 100 households in Salka in 2011, 45 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salka · ■ Khadganva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Salka?

■ Salka · ■ Khadganva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**1017

Working population ****75.3%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 76% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 554 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (6%) · **■** Marginal 206 (22%)

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 Khadganva

- Sawla1,265 people
- Pendari1,264 people
- Indarpur1,250 people
- Bachara1,249 people
- Neori1,201 people
- Ratanpur1,168 people
- Belbehara1,146 people
- Akharadand1,131 people

[All 92 villages in Khadganva](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/khadganva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salka?497449
- How far is Salka from Baikunthpur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Salka?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salka in?Koriya district (Khadganva sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salka?61.7% (Census 2011)