# Salmara Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon 

# Salmara

Salmara is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam, PIN code **783383**. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 170 households**, the 60th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 888people (2011)
- 170households
- 69.8%literacy
- 783383PIN code

## Salmara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salmara is 783383.** Salmara falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

- PIN code783383
- Gram panchayatNowapara/Borbakhara
- Community development blockManikpur
- Census village code301721

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

## How far is Salmara from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)7 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 Salmara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Salmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Salmara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seeds**. About 73% of the 130 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 Salmara

Of every 100 households in Salmara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmara · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Salmara?

■ Salmara · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**961

Working population ****47.4%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (9%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 46 (11%) · **■** Marginal 208 (49%)

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 Bijni

- Bhandara No 21,015 people
- Bashbari No.31,013 people
- Salabila No.21,007 people
- Garugaon No.1944 people
- Bridhabasi No.2856 people
- Mautara841 people
- Jamdoha No.6791 people
- Jamdoha No.3775 people

[All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salmara?783383
- How far is Salmara from Bongaigaon?27 km by road
- What is the population of Salmara?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmara in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salmara?69.8% (Census 2011)