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About Salhaya Village

Salhaya is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 537 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhaya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 339.03 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 537
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhaya compares

By the 2011 count Salhaya is the 85th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 339.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Salhaya

Salhaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhaya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salhaya from other places

Salhaya lies about 1.7 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salhaya
District headquarters Bilaspur 1.7 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Uslapur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 28 km

Villages closest to Salhaya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Salhaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhaya village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 85th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Salhaya village has 537 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhaya has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Salhaya is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhaya covers 339.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhaya falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhaya is Uslapur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salhaya.

Salhaya is about 1.7 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhaya is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilaspur is about 1.7 km away. Bilāspur is about 1.7 km away. Uslapur is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newsa (under 2 km), Ameri (1.6 km) and Ghuru (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Salhaya today is likely to be higher.

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