# Salhewana Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur 

# Salhewana

Salhewana is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 134 households**, the 162nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 501people (2011)
- 134households
- 62.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Salhewana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salhewana is 493558.** Salhewana falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatKosamkunda
- Community development blockBilaigarh
- Census village code444352

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

## How far is Salhewana from nearby towns?

- Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)209 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)24 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 Salhewana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarsiwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Salhewana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 74% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Salhewana

Of every 100 households in Salhewana in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salhewana · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**78%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**17%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

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 Salhewana?

■ Salhewana · ■ Bilaigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**969

Working population ****56.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (25%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 22 (8%)

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 Bilaigarh

- Tharakpur512 people
- Dayalpur511 people
- Panchpedi510 people
- Votegan505 people
- Semharadih500 people
- Darra489 people
- Dhanora486 people
- Bharatpur485 people

[All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salhewana?493558
- How far is Salhewana from Raipur?209 km by road
- What is the population of Salhewana?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhewana in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salhewana?62.2% (Census 2011)