Salkha, Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Salkha


The village Salkha is located in Jaisalmer Tahsil of Jaisalmer District in the State of Rajasthan in India. It comes under Sam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jaisalmer, which is about 40 kilometers away from Salkha.

Travel and Communication for Salkha


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

Postal Address:
Salkha,
Jaisalmer,
Rajasthan, India
PIN - 345001

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Salkha


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

A brief summary of available data for Salkha 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 Salkha


As per available data from the year 2009, 1044 persons live in 172 house holds in the village Salkha. There are 501 female individuals and 543 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.99% and males constitute 52.01% of the total population.

There are 372 scheduled castes persons of which 166 are females and 206 are males. Females constitute 44.62% and males constitute 55.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 35.63% of the total population.

There are 72 scheduled tribes persons of which 38 are females and 34 are males. Females constitute 52.78% and males constitute 47.22% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 6.9% of the total population.

Population density of Salkha is 9.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Salkha


Maps, reports and datasets of Salkha on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Salkha is 10490.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 771.25 ha. About 771.25 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 82.07 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 385.72 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 250.05 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8400.4 ha is culturable waste land. About 585 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 15.88 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Salkha


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Salkha.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Salkha.

There is a government middle school in the village Salkha.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Jaisalmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Salkha.

Colleges in Salkha


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 Jaisalmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Salkha.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Salkha


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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Jaisalmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Salkha.

Healthcare Facilities in Salkha


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Salkha.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Salkha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Salkha.

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

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

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

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

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

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