# Salkni Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Salkni

Salkni is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 147 households**, the 117th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 702people (2011)
- 147households
- 67.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Salkni PIN code and other codes

Salkni falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494283

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

## How far is Salkni from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)15 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 Salkni?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salkni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Salkni known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 589 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Salkni

Of every 100 households in Salkni in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salkni · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**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 ****87%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Salkni?

■ Salkni · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**941

Working population ****55.7%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 60.7% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 63 (16%)

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

- Chandanwada715 people
- Nandna712 people
- Khairghat709 people
- Singodi Tola709 people
- Thavary697 people
- Kalkoti691 people
- Madhawani690 people
- Mudiya Kheda685 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salkni from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Salkni?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkni in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salkni?67.0% (Census 2011)