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About Salhe Village

Salhe is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 142 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491665, 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 Mohla
Pincode 491665
Area (hectares) 239.15 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 142
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhe compares

By the 2011 count Salhe is the 112th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 239.15 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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 - 10 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 22 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Mohla 22 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 22 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Salhe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohla 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 288. That makes it the 112th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Salhe village has 142 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhe has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Salhe is 491665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhe covers 239.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhe falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salhe 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 Salhe.

Salhe is about 22 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 Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Mohla is about 22 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 22 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raysing Salhe (under 2 km), Salhe Jalhal (under 2 km) and Karamari (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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