Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon # Salhewara Salhewara is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493559. The 2011 Census counted 350 people in 71 households, the 187th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 350 people (2011) - 71 households - 54.3% literacy - 493559 PIN code ## Salhewara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Salhewara is 493559. Salhewara falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493559 - Gram panchayat Bendridih - Community development block Khairagarh - Census village code 440355 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salhewara from nearby towns? - Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 42 km by road - Khairagarh (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salhewara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Salhewara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Padadah - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khairagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, 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 Salhewara known for? About 89% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salhewara Of every 100 households in Salhewara in 2011, 86 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salhewara · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 87% - Toilet within the home 28% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 77% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 16% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 19% 62% - Television 19% 32% - Mobile phone 13% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 21% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salhewara? ■ Salhewara · ■ Khairagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1034 996 - Working population 60.9% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 54.8% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 69 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (34%) · ■ Marginal 71 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh - Tulsipur 360 people - Bhursatola 359 people - Fattepur 356 people - Sandongri 351 people - Sankri 346 people - Nawagaon Katha 330 people - Temri 325 people - Karela Garh 306 people All 226 villages in Khairagarh ## Other places named Salhewara - Salhewara · Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon · 2,013 people - Salhewara · Village, Bodla, Kabeerdham · 516 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salhewara? 493559 - How far is Salhewara from Rajnandgaon? 42 km by road - What is the population of Salhewara? 350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salhewara in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salhewara? 54.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/salhewara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.