# Salai Chhindi Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/salai-chhindi/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Salai Chhindi Salai Chhindi is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 282 households**, the 29th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,412people (2011) - 282households - 67.3%literacy - 918females per 1,000 males ## Salai Chhindi PIN code and other codes Salai Chhindi falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salai Chhindi from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Chaurai Khas (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 Salai Chhindi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Salai Chhindi; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chand - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Salai Chhindi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and tuar**. About 68% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Salai Chhindi Of every 100 households in Salai Chhindi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salai Chhindi · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **70% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****32%** **36% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****24%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **46% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Salai Chhindi? ■ Salai Chhindi · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **941 Working population ****47.3%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 139 (21%) 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 Chaurai - Siras1,512 people - Badiwara1,502 people - Sihora Mal.1,466 people - Bamhnitora Mohgaon1,437 people - Keolari Sambha1,397 people - Bijhawara1,378 people - Banskheda1,357 people - Barhbaryari1,348 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salai Chhindi from Chhindwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Salai Chhindi?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salai Chhindi in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salai Chhindi?67.3% (Census 2011)