# Salhe Tarai Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/salhe-tarai/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Salhe Tarai Salhe Tarai is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491111**. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 228 households**, the 75th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 960people (2011) - 228households - 73.5%literacy - 491111PIN code ## Salhe Tarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salhe Tarai is 491111.** Salhe Tarai falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491111 - Gram panchayatKhursipahar - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salhe Tarai from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)87 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)5 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 Salhe Tarai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Salhe Tarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Basna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Salhe Tarai known for? About 75% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Salhe Tarai Of every 100 households in Salhe Tarai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salhe Tarai · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **80% Toilet within the home ****23%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **82% Tap water ****54%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **55% Television ****32%** **22% Mobile phone ****41%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **24% Own their home ****82%** **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 Salhe Tarai? ■ Salhe Tarai · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **983 Working population ****49.3%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 129 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (45%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 89 (19%) 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 Pithora - Bhikhapali983 people - Rikha Dadar982 people - Sagundhap969 people - Jhagrendih964 people - Sohagpur952 people - Jarabharan946 people - Godbahal936 people - Janghora924 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salhe Tarai?491111 - How far is Salhe Tarai from Mahasamund?87 km by road - What is the population of Salhe Tarai?960 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salhe Tarai in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salhe Tarai?73.5% (Census 2011)