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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 375 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, 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 Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 151.76 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 375
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 103rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 151.76 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1032.

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 village. 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 33 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 23 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
Nearest town Khairāgarh 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 33 km
District headquarters Durg 33 km

Villages closest to Salhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 741. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Salhe village has 375 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 976 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Salhe is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhe covers 151.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhe falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Murhipar, about 23 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 village for Salhe.

Salhe is about 33 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 Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Khairāgarh is about 9.5 km away. Murhipar is about 23 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalli (1.6 km), Kalkasa (4.4 km) and Bahera Bhatha (5.2 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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