# Salghat Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Salghat

Salghat is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 166 households**, the 61st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 706people (2011)
- 166households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Salghat PIN code and other codes

Salghat falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498365

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

## How far is Salghat from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)78 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 Salghat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Salghat known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and kodu**. About 29% of the 523 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 Salghat

Of every 100 households in Salghat in 2011, 39 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Salghat · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

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 Salghat?

■ Salghat · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**981

Working population ****79.6%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 60.6% for women. 81% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 501 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Paraswada

- Khuddipur740 people
- Bariya Paraswada737 people
- Charegaon730 people
- Chalisbodi724 people
- Majgaon Mal.702 people
- Madanpur Basti673 people
- Tirgaon668 people
- Khairlanji Theka649 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salghat from Balaghat?78 km by road
- What is the population of Salghat?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salghat in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salghat?69.1% (Census 2011)