# Salga Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Salga

Salga is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 38 households**, the 31st largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 209people (2011)
- 38households
- 81.7%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Salga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salga is 173233.** Salga falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021464

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

## How far is Salga from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)38 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 Salga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bariyan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Salga known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 22% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Salga

Of every 100 households in Salga in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salga · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**28%

Tap water ****66%**

**78%

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

**37%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****76%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Salga?

■ Salga · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**907

Working population ****83.7%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 84% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (39%) · **■** Other work 45 (26%) · **■** Marginal 62 (35%)

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 Krishangarh

- Banti225 people
- Dhandri225 people
- Harath219 people
- Kayal Mahtan215 people
- Kotla197 people
- Bandh189 people
- Serla186 people
- Badhu175 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salga?173233
- How far is Salga from Solan?55 km by road
- What is the population of Salga?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salga in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salga?81.7% (Census 2011)