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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 613 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 198.59 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 613
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 41st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 198.59 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 <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 Salhe from other places

Salhe lies about 51 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 7.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 43 km
District headquarters Raigarh 51 km

Villages closest to Salhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 1,256. That makes it the 41st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Salhe village has 613 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Salhe is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhe covers 198.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salhe falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Kharsia, about 43 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 Salhe.

Salhe is about 51 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhe is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 7.3 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Kharsia is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanak Pali Alias Churela (under 2 km), Churela (under 2 km) and Dalal (under 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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