# Salaia Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/salaia/ Village · Dhanwar, Giridih # Salaia Salaia is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 204 households**, the 52nd largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,266people (2011) - 204households - 69.1%literacy - 825412PIN code ## Salaia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salaia is 825412.** Salaia falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825412 - Gram panchayatBhalutanr - Community development blockDhanwar - Census village code351045 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salaia from nearby towns? - Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Giridih (district HQ)60 km by road - Giridih (nearest town)60 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 Salaia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Salaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanwar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Salaia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 111 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 Salaia Of every 100 households in Salaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salaia · ■ Dhanwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****2%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****68%** **57% Television ****0%** **9% Mobile phone ****64%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **13% 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 Salaia? ■ Salaia · ■ Dhanwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **946 Working population ****54.3%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 144 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (9%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 451 (66%) 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 Dhanwar - Chandra Nagar1,403 people - Pandaria1,377 people - Salaidih1,370 people - Alagdesi1,324 people - Pandedih1,262 people - Marpoka1,245 people - Jatha1,243 people - Bodgo1,234 people [All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salaia?825412 - How far is Salaia from Giridih?60 km by road - What is the population of Salaia?1,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salaia in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Salaia?69.1% (Census 2011)