# Salimeta Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Salimeta

Salimeta is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 61 households**, the 160th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 291people (2011)
- 61households
- 76.8%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Salimeta PIN code and other codes

Salimeta falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495110

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

## How far is Salimeta from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)13 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 Salimeta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salimeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Linga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Salimeta known for?

About 80% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Salimeta

Of every 100 households in Salimeta in 2011, 69 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salimeta · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**43%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Salimeta?

■ Salimeta · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**953

Working population ****38.8%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 71.4% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 59 (52%)

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 Mohkhed

- Vijaygarh327 people
- Khari321 people
- Jaitpur Khurd318 people
- Kusumdhana299 people
- Devardha280 people
- Tansara Ryt.275 people
- Chindboh249 people
- Govindwari Ryt.244 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salimeta from Chhindwara?13 km by road
- What is the population of Salimeta?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salimeta in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salimeta?76.8% (Census 2011)