# Saljhora Village, Sidli, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidli, Chirang 

# Saljhora

Saljhora is a village in Sidli sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,717 people in 335 households**, the 24th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,717people (2011)
- 335households
- 59.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Saljhora PIN code and other codes

Saljhora falls in Sidli sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKajalgaon
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301988

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

## How far is Saljhora from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (nearest town)8 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 Saljhora?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Saljhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dangagaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dangagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Saljhora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and vegetable**. About 33% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Saljhora

Of every 100 households in Saljhora in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saljhora · ■ Sidli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**91%

Use banking services ****57%**

**27%

Television ****31%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Saljhora?

■ Saljhora · ■ Sidli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**966

Working population ****24.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 239 (57%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 Sidli

- Hatijar F/Block2,151 people
- Bijoygaon1,997 people
- Baikhungaon1,833 people
- Kashikotra No 11,746 people
- Ranipur F/Block1,664 people
- Pashim Ankarbari1,643 people
- Simalaguri F.V1,511 people
- Padmapur1,415 people

[All 135 villages in Sidli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/sidli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saljhora?1,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saljhora in?Chirang district (Sidli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Saljhora?59.4% (Census 2011)
