Village · Salekasa, Gondiya
# Salangtola

Salangtola is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,002 people in 215 households, the 36th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.
- 1,002 people (2011)
- 215 households
- 83.1% literacy
- 1,020 females per 1,000 males

## Salangtola PIN code and other codes

Salangtola falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Salekasa
- Census village code 538047

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

## How far is Salangtola from nearby towns?
- Salekasa (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town) 34 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Salangtola?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Salangtola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salangtola known for?

About 82% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Salangtola

Of every 100 households in Salangtola in 2011, 82 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salangtola · ■ Salekasa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 68%
- Toilet within the home 30% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 64%
- Tap water 15% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 97%
- Use banking services 68% 68%
- Television 26% 22%
- Mobile phone 37% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 18%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Salangtola?

■ Salangtola · ■ Salekasa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 81.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1170 966
- Working population 62.1% 57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 76.7% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 232 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (17%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 61 (10%) · ■ Marginal 217 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Salekasa
- Halbitola 1,059 people
- Pandharwani 1,056 people
- Ramatola 1,023 people
- Salekasa 1,023 people
- Kopalgad 984 people
- Bodal bodi 939 people
- Kosamtarra 930 people
- Powaritola 923 people

All 91 villages in Salekasa

## Quick answers
- How far is Salangtola from Gondiya? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Salangtola? 1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salangtola in? Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Salangtola? 83.1% (Census 2011)

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