Salka, Lakhanpur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Salka


The village Salka is located in Lakhanpur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Salka Gram Panchayat. It comes under Lakhanpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Lakhanpur, which is about 15 kilometers away from Salka.

Travel and Communication for Salka


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Salka,
Surguja,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497116

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Salka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Salka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Salka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Salka


As per available data from the year 2009, 3343 persons live in 822 house holds in the village Salka. There are 1661 female individuals and 1682 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.69% and males constitute 50.31% of the total population.

There are 224 scheduled castes persons of which 111 are females and 113 are males. Females constitute 49.55% and males constitute 50.45% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.7% of the total population.

There are 1443 scheduled tribes persons of which 716 are females and 727 are males. Females constitute 49.62% and males constitute 50.38% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 43.16% of the total population.

Population density of Salka is 332.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Salka


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Total area of Salka is 1005.39 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 706 ha. About 769.8 ha is un-irrigated area. About 170 ha is irrigated area. About 30 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 115 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 74.86 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 126.48 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 19 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 58.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Salka


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Salka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are 6 government primary schools. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Salka.

There is a government middle school in the village Salka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Lahpatra, which is 5-10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Lahpatra, which is 5-10 kms away from Salka.

Colleges in Salka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

Other Educational Facilities in Salka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Salka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Salka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Salka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Salka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Salka or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Salka.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Salka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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