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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMESH KUMAR TANWAR
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- LGD code
- 435874
- Pincode
- 495454
- Post office
- Kusmunda Colliery
- Population
- 1,721
- Households
- 395
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 542
Census 2011 · in context
How Salora compares
By population, Salora ranks #9 of 41 villages in Katghora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
−5.8% vs mandal average
Salora55.2%
Katghora mandal61.0%
Korba district62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+37 vs mandal average
Salora1,029
Katghora mandal992
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Salora4.4
Katghora mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salora at a glance
Salora is a village of 1,721 people in 395 households (Census 2011) in Katghora tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 9th-largest of 41 villages in Katghora tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495454, served by Kusmunda Colliery post office; the LGD village code is 435874. The sarpanch is UMESH KUMAR TANWAR , and the village votes in Kurud assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The population is estimated at 2,029 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Salora
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATGHORA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SALORA
- Total area (ha)
- 325.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Salora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Salora
- LGD code
- 435874
- Pincode
- 495454
- Post office
- Kusmunda Colliery
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,721
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,029
- Households
- 395
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurud
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Chandrakar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMESH KUMAR TANWAR
- Block / Mandal
- Katghora
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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, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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