# Salgawan Kalan Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/salgawan-kalan/ Village · Sonhat, Koriya # Salgawan Kalan Salgawan Kalan is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 318 households**, the 5th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 1,489people (2011) - 318households - 57.0%literacy - 494221PIN code ## Salgawan Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salgawan Kalan is 494221.** Salgawan Kalan falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494221 - Gram panchayatSalgawan Kalan - Community development blockSonhat - Census village code431557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salgawan Kalan from nearby towns? - Sonhat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Baikunthpur (nearest town)30 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 Salgawan Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Salgawan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonhat - ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Salgawan Kalan known for? About 67% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Salgawan Kalan Of every 100 households in Salgawan Kalan in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salgawan Kalan · ■ Sonhat rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **38% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****100%** **91% Television ****17%** **9% Mobile phone ****40%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **47% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Salgawan Kalan? ■ Salgawan Kalan · ■ Sonhat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **67.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **966 Working population ****65.1%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 49.9% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 529 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 224 (23%) 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 Sonhat - Sonhat2,600 people - Katgodi2,182 people - Rajauli1,657 people - Ghugra1,605 people - Sundarpur1,339 people - Latma1,050 people - Pondi996 people - Keshgawan974 people [All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salgawan Kalan?494221 - How far is Salgawan Kalan from Baikunthpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Salgawan Kalan?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salgawan Kalan in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salgawan Kalan?57.0% (Census 2011)