# Salhetola Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Salhetola

Salhetola is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 218 households**, the 44th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 946people (2011)
- 218households
- 75.1%literacy
- 494334PIN code

## Salhetola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salhetola is 494334.** Salhetola falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494334
- Gram panchayatSalhetola
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447450

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

## How far is Salhetola from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)36 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)6 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 Salhetola?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Salhetola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Charama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 24 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 Salhetola known for?

About 56% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Salhetola

Of every 100 households in Salhetola in 2011, 70 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salhetola · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**72%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Salhetola?

■ Salhetola · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**957

Working population ****53.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (70%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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 Charama

- Basanwahi1,006 people
- Machandur975 people
- Kishanpuri953 people
- Mainpur946 people
- Pipraud943 people
- Chandeli940 people
- Karaiha938 people
- Kasawahi925 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salhetola?494334
- How far is Salhetola from Kanker?36 km by road
- What is the population of Salhetola?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhetola in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Salhetola?75.1% (Census 2011)