# Saletekri Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Saletekri

Saletekri is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 287 households**, the 56th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 287households
- 69.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Saletekri PIN code and other codes

Saletekri falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498096

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

## How far is Saletekri from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)140 km by road
- Baihar (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 Saletekri?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Saletekri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kachnari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Saletekri known for?

About 55% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Saletekri

Of every 100 households in Saletekri in 2011, 64 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saletekri · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****67%**

**30%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Saletekri?

■ Saletekri · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**981

Working population ****51.9%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 419 (65%)

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 Baihar

- Jagla1,299 people
- Dorli1,259 people
- Kareli1,256 people
- Chichgaon1,242 people
- Ramhepur1,226 people
- Surwahi1,225 people
- Dabri1,204 people
- Dongariya1,197 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saletekri from Balaghat?140 km by road
- What is the population of Saletekri?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saletekri in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saletekri?69.4% (Census 2011)