Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Salhe Salhe is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 518 people in 102 households, the 97th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 518 people (2011) - 102 households - 72.0% literacy - 491661 PIN code ## Salhe PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salhe is 491661. Salhe falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491661 - Gram panchayat Konari - Community development block Dongargaon - Census village code 441145 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salhe from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 26 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salhe? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Salhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bijabhata - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salhe known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 65% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salhe Of every 100 households in Salhe in 2011, 84 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salhe · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 89% - Toilet within the home 7% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 77% - Tap water 57% 18% - Drinking water within premises 25% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 85% 78% - Television 24% 30% - Mobile phone 40% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 18% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salhe? ■ Salhe · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1057 1002 - Working population 50.4% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.9% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 196 (75%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargaon - Rupa Kathi 550 people - Bhakheri 544 people - Bhothli 536 people - Teka 533 people - Bendarkatta 506 people - Ghughwa 480 people - Ganeri 440 people - Jhika 435 people All 113 villages in Dongargaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salhe? 491661 - How far is Salhe from Rajnandgaon? 26 km by road - What is the population of Salhe? 518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salhe in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salhe? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/salhe/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.