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About Salkheta Village

Salkheta is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 215 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkheta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 78.38 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 215
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkheta compares

By the 2011 count Salkheta is the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 78.38 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Salkheta

Salkheta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkheta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sagarpur, Sajapali, Sajwari and Sakalo. 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.

Common questions about Salkheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkheta village had a population of 434. That makes it the 150th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Salkheta village has 215 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkheta has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Salkheta is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkheta covers 78.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkheta falls under Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salkheta 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salkheta.

Salkheta is in Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh 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.

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

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