Village · Palari, Raipur # Saloni Saloni is a village in Palari sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496197. The 2011 Census counted 2,575 people in 581 households, the 18th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%. - 2,575 people (2011) - 581 households - 68.0% literacy - 496197 PIN code ## Saloni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Saloni is 496197. Saloni falls in Palari sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496197 - Gram panchayat Saloni - Community development block Palari - Census village code 443958 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saloni from nearby towns? - Palari (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Raipur (district HQ) 85 km by road - Palari (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saloni? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Saloni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rohansi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baloda Bazar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saloni known for? About 79% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saloni Of every 100 households in Saloni in 2011, 67 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saloni · ■ Palari rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 81% - Toilet within the home 1% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89% - Tap water 1% 8% - Drinking water within premises 3% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 97% 43% - Television 8% 31% - Mobile phone 2% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 56% 30% - Own their home 95% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saloni? ■ Saloni · ■ Palari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 72.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 1004 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 990 - Working population 52.2% 47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.0% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 32 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 454 (34%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (4%) · ■ Marginal 798 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palari - Balodi 2,790 people - Sisdeori 2,774 people - Jarve 2,696 people - Charoda 2,661 people - Sundrawan 2,446 people - Gidhpuri 2,428 people - Binouri 2,379 people - Bhawanipur 2,345 people All 132 villages in Palari ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saloni? 496197 - How far is Saloni from Raipur? 85 km by road - What is the population of Saloni? 2,575 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saloni in? Raipur district (Palari sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Saloni? 68.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/palari/saloni/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.