# Salsalai Village, Gulana, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/salsalai/ Village · Gulana, Shajapur # Salsalai Salsalai is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 536 households**, the 12th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 2,961people (2011) - 536households - 73.1%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Salsalai PIN code and other codes Salsalai falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMoman Badodiya - Census village code472863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salsalai from nearby towns? - Gulana (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)40 km by road - Akodia (nearest town)14 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 Salsalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Salsalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sarangpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube 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 Salsalai known for? The main crops are **soyabean, chana and wheat**. About 87% of the 807 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Salsalai Of every 100 households in Salsalai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salsalai · ■ Gulana rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **83% Toilet within the home ****29%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****54%** **39% Television ****30%** **26% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 Salsalai? ■ Salsalai · ■ Gulana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005** **897 Working population ****56.2%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 413 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (10%) · **■** Marginal 795 (48%) 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 Gulana - Polaya Khurd3,286 people - Padli3,258 people - Simrol Shujalpur3,109 people - Khedawad2,973 people - Deolabihar2,937 people - Makodi2,723 people - Mudlay2,624 people - Nipaniya Dhakad2,132 people [All 98 villages in Gulana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/gulana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salsalai from Shajapur?40 km by road - What is the population of Salsalai?2,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salsalai in?Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Salsalai?73.1% (Census 2011)