About Salka Village

Salka is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 690 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, 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	Baikunthpur
Pincode	497335
Area (hectares)	378.05 hectares
Population	1,335
Male Population	690
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salka compares

By the 2011 count Salka is the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 378.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 981.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampur, Ranai, Ratga and Robo. 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 1,335. That makes it the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Salka village has 690 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salka has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Salka is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salka covers 378.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salka falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Salka is in Baikunthpur 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.