# Salkocha Village, Chapar, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapar, Dhubri 

# Salkocha

Salkocha is a village in Chapar sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam, PIN code **783348**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 68 households**, the 85th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 340people (2011)
- 68households
- 89.5%literacy
- 783348PIN code

## Salkocha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salkocha is 783348.** Salkocha falls in Chapar sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- PIN code783348
- Gram panchayatSalkocha
- Community development blockChapar-Salkocha
- Census village code281360

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

## How far is Salkocha from nearby towns?

- Chapar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Chapar (nearest town)16 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 Salkocha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Salkocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Salkocha known for?

About 18% of the 23 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 Salkocha

Of every 100 households in Salkocha in 2011, 66 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Salkocha · ■ Chapar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**29%

Television ****47%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Salkocha?

■ Salkocha · ■ Chapar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**967

Working population ****31.5%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 81.8% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (68%) · **■** Marginal 21 (20%)

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 Chapar

- Khamarpara366 people
- Baniapara Pt.I348 people
- Sreegram Pt.II345 people
- Kumarigaon341 people
- Dakra Beel331 people
- Simlabari Pt.II326 people
- Hapapara Pt.II315 people
- Kasipara312 people

[All 106 villages in Chapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/chapar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salkocha?783348
- How far is Salkocha from Dhubri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Salkocha?340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkocha in?Dhubri district (Chapar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salkocha?89.5% (Census 2011)