# Salka Village, Premnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/salka/ Village · Premnagar, Surguja # Salka Salka is a village in Premnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,007 people in 631 households**, the 2nd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%. - 3,007people (2011) - 631households - 55.9%literacy - 497116PIN code ## Salka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salka is 497116.** Salka falls in Premnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497116 - Gram panchayatSalka - Community development blockPremnagar - Census village code432908 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? - Premnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)86 km by road - Premnagar (nearest town)12 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Salka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Premnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Salka known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 49% of the 1,185 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 37 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salka · ■ Premnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **29% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****12%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****76%** **72% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****12%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Premnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **56.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **957 Working population ****50.6%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 47.2% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 759 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (4%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (5%) · **■** Marginal 605 (40%) 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 Premnagar - Nawapara Kalan4,700 people - Chandannagar2,916 people - Parwatipur2,410 people - Umeshwarpur2,279 people - Durgapur2,202 people [All 46 villages in Premnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/premnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salka?497116 - How far is Salka from Ambikapur?86 km by road - What is the population of Salka?3,007 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salka in?Surguja district (Premnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Salka?55.9% (Census 2011)