# Salkhua Village, Pratappur, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Chatra 

# Salkhua

Salkhua is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825404**. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 30 households**, the 135th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 171people (2011)
- 30households
- 70.4%literacy
- 825404PIN code

## Salkhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salkhua is 825404.** Salkhua falls in Pratappur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825404
- Gram panchayatSijua
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code348447

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

## How far is Salkhua from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)65 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)65 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 Salkhua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Salkhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pratappur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Salkhua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Salkhua

Of every 100 households in Salkhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Salkhua · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****87%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Salkhua?

■ Salkhua · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**1002

Working population ****46.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 59 (74%)

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 Pratappur

- Genrey180 people
- Chainpur178 people
- Kusiara177 people
- Balwadohar174 people
- Rabda164 people
- Bara162 people
- Sangrampur Khurd157 people
- Gara154 people

[All 176 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salkhua?825404
- How far is Salkhua from Chatra?65 km by road
- What is the population of Salkhua?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkhua in?Chatra district (Pratappur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Salkhua?70.4% (Census 2011)