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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
uday singh meravi
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- LGD code
- 439349
- Pincode
- 491995
- Post office
- Kawardha
- Population
- 516
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 273
Census 2011 · in context
How Salhewara compares
By population, Salhewara ranks #104 of 244 villages in Bodla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.6%
−7.0% vs mandal average
- Salhewara
- 38.6%
- Bodla mandal
- 45.6%
- Kabeerdham district
- 50.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
−17 vs mandal average
- Salhewara
- 985
- Bodla mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Salhewara
- 4.3
- Bodla mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salhewara at a glance
Salhewara is a village of 516 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Bodla tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, the 104th-largest of 244 villages in Bodla tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491995, served by Kawardha post office; the LGD village code is 439349. The sarpanch is uday singh meravi, and the village votes in Kurud assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The population is estimated at 608 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salhewara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BODLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 59
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LOOP
- Total area (ha)
- 253.2
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.04
- Forest area (ha)
- 129.81
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salhewara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salhewara
- LGD code
- 439349
- Pincode
- 491995
- Post office
- Kawardha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 516
- Population (projected 2026)
- 608
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurud
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Chandrakar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- uday singh meravi
- Block / Mandal
- Bodla
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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