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About Saliha Village

Saliha is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,138, made up of 1,540 males and 1,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2805.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saliha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saliha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 2805.14 hectares
Population 3,138
Male Population 1,540
Female Population 1,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saliha compares

By the 2011 count Saliha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 2805.14 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Saliha

Saliha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saliha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saliha from other places

Saliha lies about 131 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 33 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 Saliha
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 33 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 131 km

Villages closest to Saliha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saliha village had a population of 3,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Saliha village has 1,540 males and 1,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saliha has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Saliha is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saliha covers 2805.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saliha falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saliha is Baradwar, about 33 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 village for Saliha.

Saliha is about 131 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saliha is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 11 km away. Baradwar is about 33 km away. Chāmpa is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (under 2 km), Guwali (1.6 km) and Salaunikhurd (1.9 km).

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

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