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About Salhetola Village

Salhetola is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 476 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salhetola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salhetola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 654.47 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 476
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salhetola compares

By the 2011 count Salhetola is the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 654.47 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Salhetola

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

Salhetola lies about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, 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 Salhetola
Tehsil headquarters Charama 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 25 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 26 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 28 km

Villages closest to Salhetola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salhetola village had a population of 946. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Salhetola village has 476 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salhetola has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Salhetola is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salhetola covers 654.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Salhetola falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Salhetola is Gudum, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Salhetola.

Salhetola is about 26 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salhetola is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 5.0 km away. Gudum is about 25 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurrutola (1.5 km), Dhedkohka (1.9 km) and Ukari (1.9 km).

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

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