# Salchapra Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/salchapra-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Salchapra Grant Salchapra Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 201 households**, the 146th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 971people (2011) - 201households - 79.5%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Salchapra Grant PIN code and other codes Salchapra Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSrikona G.P - Community development blockSalchapra - Census village code299250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salchapra Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)410 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)12 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)12 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 Salchapra Grant? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Salchapra Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salchapra - ○Degree college10+ km · Salchapra - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Salchapra Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and fishery**. About 58% of the 102 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 Salchapra Grant Of every 100 households in Salchapra Grant in 2011, 10 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salchapra Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **30% Toilet within the home ****56%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **20% Tap water ****62%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****4%** **37% Television ****17%** **21% Mobile phone ****32%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Salchapra Grant? ■ Salchapra Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **965 Working population ****31.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 76.2% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 48 (16%) 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 Silchar - Chengduar Pt. - III1,014 people - Sarail993 people - Nokafella F.V.981 people - Taranathpur Pt II976 people - 95 Bsf Camp Damchera966 people - Kashipur964 people - Pachim Biroinhowar956 people - Dubag943 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salchapra Grant from Silchar?12 km by road - What is the population of Salchapra Grant?971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salchapra Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Salchapra Grant?79.5% (Census 2011)