About Salka Village

Salka is a large village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,343, made up of 1,682 males and 1,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lakhanpur
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	1005.39 hectares
Population	3,343
Male Population	1,682
Female Population	1,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salka compares

By the 2011 count Salka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1005.39 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Salka

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

Salka lies about 34 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 25 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 Salka
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhanpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	25 km
Nearest town	Surajpur	28 km
District headquarters	Surguja	34 km

Villages closest to Salka

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

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Common questions about Salka

As per the Census of India 2011, Salka village had a population of 3,343. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Salka village has 1,682 males and 1,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salka has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Salka is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salka covers 1005.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salka falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salka is Bishrampur, about 25 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 Salka.

Salka is about 34 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salka is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. Lakhanpur is about 13 km away. Bishrampur is about 25 km away. Surajpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.