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About Salheghori Village

Salheghori is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 221 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salheghori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salheghori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 189.25 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 221
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salheghori compares

By the 2011 count Salheghori is the 145th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 189.25 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Salheghori

Salheghori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salheghori 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 Salheghori from other places

Salheghori lies about 113 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Salheghori
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 52 km
District headquarters Durg 113 km

Villages closest to Salheghori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salheghori village had a population of 425. That makes it the 145th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Salheghori village has 221 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salheghori has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Salheghori is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salheghori covers 189.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salheghori falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salheghori is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Salheghori.

Salheghori is about 113 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salheghori is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Nawagarh is about 32 km away. Kargi Road is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhitapar (12 km), Dayalpur (15 km) and Jaitpuri (15 km).

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

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