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About Salihari Village

Salihari is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 161 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salihari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 134.67 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 161
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salihari compares

By the 2011 count Salihari is the 95th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 134.67 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 998.

Getting to Salihari

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

Salihari lies about 19 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 19 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 Salihari
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 4.3 km
District headquarters Raigarh 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 19 km

Villages closest to Salihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salihari village had a population of 311. That makes it the 95th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Salihari village has 161 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salihari has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Salihari is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salihari covers 134.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salihari falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salihari is Kotarlia, about 19 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 Salihari.

Salihari is about 19 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salihari is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Tamnar is about 4.3 km away. Raigarh is about 19 km away. Kotarlia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasdol (3.7 km), Tamnar (4.3 km) and Godhi (4.5 km).

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

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