Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Saliwada

Saliwada is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 680 people in 138 households, the 91st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 680 people (2011)
- 138 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 954 females per 1,000 males

## Saliwada PIN code and other codes

Saliwada falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489614

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Saliwada from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Saliwada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Saliwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Belkheda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saliwada known for?

The main crops are urad, chana and wheat. About 79% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Saliwada

Of every 100 households in Saliwada in 2011, 39 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saliwada · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 39% 79%
- Toilet within the home 9% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 73%
- Tap water 1% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 21% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95%
- Use banking services 6% 40%
- Television 13% 27%
- Mobile phone 38% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 54% 43%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Saliwada?

■ Saliwada · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 925
- Working population 32.5% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 133 (60%) · ■ Other work 11 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Umariya 719 people
- Kulon 716 people
- Dharti Kachhar 690 people
- Kuwakheda 680 people
- Dongar Jhansi 679 people
- Pipariya 673 people
- Daman Khamariya 655 people
- Dobhi 646 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Saliwada from Jabalpur? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Saliwada? 680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saliwada in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saliwada? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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