# Salkaia Village, Raidih, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raidih, Gumla 

# Salkaia

Salkaia is a village in Raidih sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835232**. The 2011 Census counted **1,649 people in 343 households**, the 15th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,649people (2011)
- 343households
- 68.4%literacy
- 835232PIN code

## Salkaia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salkaia is 835232.** Salkaia falls in Raidih sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835232
- Gram panchayatJarjaha
- Community development blockRaidih
- Census village code376305

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

## How far is Salkaia from nearby towns?

- Gumla (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Raidih (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)32 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 Salkaia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Salkaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raidih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Salkaia known for?

The main crops are **rice and pulse**. About 10% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Salkaia

Of every 100 households in Salkaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salkaia · ■ Raidih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Salkaia?

■ Salkaia · ■ Raidih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**961

Working population ****53.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 644 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (8%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 105 (12%)

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 Raidih

- Sikoi1,915 people
- Kulmunda1,856 people
- Jarjata1,848 people
- Uparkhatanga1,652 people
- Luru1,560 people
- Pibo1,506 people
- Aranda1,480 people
- Bamalkera1,264 people

[All 61 villages in Raidih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/raidih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salkaia?835232
- How far is Salkaia from Raidih?15 km by road
- What is the population of Salkaia?1,649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkaia in?Gumla district (Raidih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Salkaia?68.4% (Census 2011)