# Salka Village, Bhaiyathan, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja 

# Salka

Salka is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **2,397 people in 563 households**, the 11th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 2,397people (2011)
- 563households
- 72.9%literacy
- 497235PIN code

## Salka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salka is 497235.** Salka falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497235
- Gram panchayatSalka
- Community development blockBhaiyathan
- Census village code432778

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

## How far is Salka from nearby towns?

- Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bhatgaon (nearest town)10 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 Salka?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Salka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●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 collegeunder 5 km · Bhaiyathan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Salka known for?

About 81% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Salka

Of every 100 households in Salka in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salka · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Salka?

■ Salka · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**958

Working population ****52.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 209 (17%) · **■** Marginal 813 (65%)

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 Bhaiyathan

- Sirsi2,775 people
- Satyanagar2,686 people
- Bhaiyathan2,568 people
- Laxmipur2,511 people
- Bundiya2,383 people
- Sundarpur2,285 people
- Rai2,256 people
- Shivprasadnagar2,252 people

[All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salka?497235
- How far is Salka from Ambikapur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Salka?2,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salka in?Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salka?72.9% (Census 2011)