# Salai Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara 

# Salai

Salai is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 86 households**, the 115th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 439people (2011)
- 86households
- 59.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Salai PIN code and other codes

Salai falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhurna
- Census village code495483

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

## How far is Salai from nearby towns?

- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town)35 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Salai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Changoba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Salai known for?

About 64% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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

Of every 100 households in Salai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salai · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****91%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**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?

■ Salai · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**977

Working population ****45.8%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (51%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Pandhurna

- Belgaon Dawami468 people
- Rajora Khurd466 people
- Barighat461 people
- Dadhimeta453 people
- Gaykhuri421 people
- Khedidhan Bhoyarwar416 people
- Pither Mal.403 people
- Dudha400 people

[All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salai from Chhindwara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Salai?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salai in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Salai?59.7% (Census 2011)