# Salai Bk. Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Salai Bk.

Salai Bk. is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 189 households**, the 53rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 748people (2011)
- 189households
- 78.5%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Salai Bk. PIN code and other codes

Salai Bk. falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537157

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

## How far is Salai Bk. from nearby towns?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)70 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 Bk.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakoli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Bk. known for?

About 45% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Bk.

Of every 100 households in Salai Bk. in 2011, 70 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salai Bk. · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**28%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****45%**

**62%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Bk.?

■ Salai Bk. · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**942

Working population ****55.3%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 79 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 278 (67%)

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 Sakoli

- Papala Bk.828 people
- Amgaon Bk.780 people
- Rengepar763 people
- Walmazari759 people
- Bamhani719 people
- Ukara704 people
- Khairlanji691 people
- Gadkumbhali671 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salai Bk. from Bhandara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Salai Bk.?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salai Bk. in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Salai Bk.?78.5% (Census 2011)