# Salkhar Village, Kotkasim, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkasim, Alwar 

# Salkhar

Salkhar is a village in Kotkasim sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **301712**. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 130 households**, the 58th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 877people (2011)
- 130households
- 69.2%literacy
- 301712PIN code

## Salkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salkhar is 301712.** Salkhar falls in Kotkasim sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code301712
- Community development blockKotkasim
- Census village code072188

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

## How far is Salkhar from nearby towns?

- Kotkasim (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Khairthal (nearest town)13 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 Salkhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagheri Kalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Harsoli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harsoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Salkhar known for?

The main crops are **bajara, wheat and sarson**. About 90% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Salkhar

Of every 100 households in Salkhar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Salkhar · ■ Kotkasim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**40%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**71%

Television ****29%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Salkhar?

■ Salkhar · ■ Kotkasim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**824

Working population ****51.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 50.1% for women. 48% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 250 (55%)

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 Kotkasim

- Silpata949 people
- Lahdod935 people
- Doomhera886 people
- Sherpur881 people
- Daulat Nagar Majra859 people
- Kani858 people
- Kayampura Jokhawas828 people
- Dheerdhoka806 people

[All 117 villages in Kotkasim](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kotkasim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salkhar?301712
- How far is Salkhar from Alwar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Salkhar?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkhar in?Alwar district (Kotkasim sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Salkhar?69.2% (Census 2011)