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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH
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- LGD code
- 247335
- Pincode
- 802202
- Post office
- Agiaon Bazar
- Population
- 656
- Households
- 91
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 155
Census 2011 · in context
How Salakhna compares
By population, Salakhna ranks #84 of 109 villages in Piro mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.3%
−11.2% vs mandal average
Salakhna47.3%
Piro mandal58.5%
Bhojpur district58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
+3 vs mandal average
Salakhna929
Piro mandal926
Household size
people per home
7.2
+0.6 vs mandal average
Salakhna7.2
Piro mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salakhna at a glance
Salakhna is a village of 656 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Piro block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 84th-largest of 109 villages in Piro block. Literacy is 47%, 11 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802202, served by Agiaon Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 247335. The sarpanch is SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH, and the village votes in Shahpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Ranjan. The population is estimated at 773 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salakhna
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PIRO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kothaun
- Total area (ha)
- 123.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 117.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salakhna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salakhna
- LGD code
- 247335
- Pincode
- 802202
- Post office
- Agiaon Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 656
- Population (projected 2026)
- 773
- Households
- 91
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arrah
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sudama Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Ranjan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Piro
- Nearest railway station
- Kauriya Halt (1.0 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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