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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 658 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 496.41 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 658
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 63rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 496.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Salhe

Salhe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhe as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Salhe from other places

Salhe lies about 37 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 34 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 Salhe
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 34 km
District headquarters Durg 37 km

Villages closest to Salhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 Salhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhe village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Salhe village has 658 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Salhe is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhe covers 496.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhe falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Rasmara, about 34 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 km distance for Salhe.

Salhe is about 37 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhe is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 23 km away. Rasmara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konka (4.1 km), Agar (4.8 km) and Raunda (5.0 km).

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

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