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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 252 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 218.81 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 252
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 218.81 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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 30 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 27 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 Dongargaon 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 30 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Salhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargaon 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 518. That makes it the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Salhe village has 252 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Salhe is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhe covers 218.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salhe falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhe is Bakal, about 27 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 30 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhe is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 7.9 km away. Bakal is about 27 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maretha Nawagaon (2.4 km), Nathu Nawagaon (2.4 km) and Bendarkatta (4.7 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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