About Salka Village

Salka is a mid sized village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 636 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Khadganva
Pincode	497449
Area (hectares)	768.04 hectares
Population	1,231
Male Population	636
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salka compares

By the 2011 count Salka is the 37th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 768.04 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Salka

Salka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salka 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 Ratanpur, Sagarpur, Sainda and Sakada. 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 Salka

As per the Census of India 2011, Salka village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 37th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Salka village has 636 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salka has about 936 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 Salka is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salka covers 768.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salka falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salka 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 Salka.

Salka is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya 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.