# Salona Village, Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)

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Village · Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur 

# Salona

Salona is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **322201**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 118 households**, the 84th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 675people (2011)
- 118households
- 68.5%literacy
- 322201PIN code

## Salona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salona is 322201.** Salona falls in Gangapur sub-district, Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code322201
- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code077144

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

## How far is Salona from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sawai Madhopur (district HQ)83 km by road
- Gangapur City (nearest town)9 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 Salona?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Salona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangapur City
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangapur City
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangapur City
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Salona known for?

The main crops are **bajara, wheat and sarson**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 89% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Salona

Of every 100 households in Salona in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salona · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**72%

Television ****50%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Salona?

■ Salona · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****776**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**856

Working population ****48.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Gangapur

- Barh Tatwara733 people
- Kari Gaonri713 people
- Barh Bichla685 people
- Kotri681 people
- Sundarpur673 people
- Kherla Janetpur668 people
- Khidarpur650 people
- Dhay644 people

[All 125 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sawai-madhopur/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salona?322201
- How far is Salona from Sawai Madhopur?83 km by road
- What is the population of Salona?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salona in?Sawai Madhopur district (Gangapur sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Salona?68.5% (Census 2011)