About Salkhan Village

Salkhan is one of the larger villages in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,251, made up of 3,682 males and 3,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkhan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	495674
Area (hectares)	1480.96 hectares
Population	7,251
Male Population	3,682
Female Population	3,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkhan compares

By the 2011 count Salkhan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 1480.96 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Salkhan

Salkhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkhan 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. The nearest villages by name are Pendri, Pipra, Pondi and Ringhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Salkhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkhan village had a population of 7,251. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Salkhan village has 3,682 males and 3,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkhan has about 969 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Salkhan is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkhan covers 1480.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkhan falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salkhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Salkhan.

Salkhan is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.