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

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Salka

Salka is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,538 people in 544 households**, the 19th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 2,538people (2011)
- 544households
- 53.5%literacy
- 497226PIN code

## Salka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salka is 497226.** Salka falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497226
- Gram panchayatSalka
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432571

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?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)15 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 · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dedari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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?

About 59% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salka · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**63%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**954

Working population ****49.5%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (14%) · **■** Marginal 900 (72%)

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 Surajpur

- Maheshpur2,863 people
- Girwarganj2,614 people
- Jamdei2,607 people
- Unchdih2,598 people
- Sohagpur2,348 people
- Telaikachhar2,346 people
- Datima2,327 people
- Ketaka2,280 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salka?497226
- How far is Salka from Ambikapur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Salka?2,538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salka in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salka?53.5% (Census 2011)