# Shalmara Village, Barnagar, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barnagar, Barpeta 

# Shalmara

Shalmara is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code **781313**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 76 households**, the 82nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 461people (2011)
- 76households
- 52.7%literacy
- 781313PIN code

## Shalmara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalmara is 781313.** Shalmara falls in Barnagar sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- PIN code781313
- Gram panchayatKalbhanga
- Community development blockChakchaka
- Census village code282660

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shalmara from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)22 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shalmara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shalmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sorbhog
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Howly
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shalmara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shalmara

Of every 100 households in Shalmara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalmara · ■ Barnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shalmara?

■ Shalmara · ■ Barnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**956

Working population ****26.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 47.3% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 85 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barnagar

- Jaknikura665 people
- Chanta Bari640 people
- Santaradaha604 people
- Hatapara597 people
- Jakua Para450 people
- Ghilajari415 people
- Dwarika327 people
- Jamadarbari Pathar260 people

[All 93 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalmara?781313
- How far is Shalmara from Barpeta?22 km by road
- What is the population of Shalmara?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalmara in?Barpeta district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Shalmara?52.7% (Census 2011)