# Salhewara Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/salhewara/ Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon # Salhewara Salhewara is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496224**. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 538 households**, the 2nd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,013people (2011) - 538households - 80.4%literacy - 496224PIN code ## Salhewara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salhewara is 496224.** Salhewara falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496224 - Gram panchayatSalhewara - Community development blockChhuikhadan - Census village code440049 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salhewara from nearby towns? - Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)115 km by road - Gandai (nearest town)43 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 Salhewara? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Salhewara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gandai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Salhewara known for? About 31% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Salhewara Of every 100 households in Salhewara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Salhewara · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **84% Toilet within the home ****55%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **89% Tap water ****11%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **99% Use banking services ****39%** **57% Television ****31%** **21% Mobile phone ****32%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **28% Own their home ****83%** **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 Salhewara? ■ Salhewara · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **996 Working population ****51.5%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (19%) · **■** Household industry 50 (5%) · **■** Other work 373 (36%) · **■** Marginal 346 (33%) 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 Chhuikhadan - Chaknar2,066 people - Katangi1,968 people - Bhurbhusi1,946 people - Amagaon1,941 people - Jhuranadi1,935 people [All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salhewara?496224 - How far is Salhewara from Rajnandgaon?115 km by road - What is the population of Salhewara?2,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salhewara in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salhewara?80.4% (Census 2011)