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About Salhi Village

Salhi is a mid sized village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 674 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1281.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 1281.63 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 674
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhi compares

By the 2011 count Salhi is the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 1281.63 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Salhi

Salhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salhi 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 Rakeli, Ramnagar, Rikhi and Saidu. 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 Salhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhi village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Salhi village has 674 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Salhi covers 1281.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhi falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Salhi 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 Salhi.

Salhi is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja 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 Salhi today is likely to be higher.

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