Village · South Salmara, Dhubri
# Taltari

Taltari is a village in South Salmara sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 451 people in 94 households, the 113th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.
- 451 people (2011)
- 94 households
- 56.7% literacy
- 797 females per 1,000 males

## Taltari PIN code and other codes

Taltari falls in South Salmara sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Salmara
- Community development block South Salmara
- Census village code 281629

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Taltari from nearby towns?
- South Salmara (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Taltari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhubri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Taltari known for?

About 39% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Taltari

Of every 100 households in Taltari in 2011, 13 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taltari · ■ South Salmara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 13% 2%
- Toilet within the home 83% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 42%
- Tap water 12% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 97%
- Use banking services 17% 11%
- Television 3% 2%
- Mobile phone 37% 30%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 63% 54%
- Own their home 88% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Taltari?

■ Taltari · ■ South Salmara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 51.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 797 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 993
- Working population 29.5% 30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 48.7% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 106 (80%) · ■ Marginal 13 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in South Salmara
- Sunderpara Pt.II 488 people
- Kathearalga Pt.II 466 people
- Kathearalga Pt.III 464 people
- Gadupara Bhijapara 460 people
- Pacherchar Pt.I 426 people
- Salapara Pt.I 416 people
- Sutramara Pt.I 410 people
- Payastechar 393 people

All 201 villages in South Salmara

## Quick answers
- How far is Taltari from Dhubri? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Taltari? 451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taltari in? Dhubri district (South Salmara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Taltari? 56.7% (Census 2011)

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