# Salmara Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Salmara

Salmara is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 146 households**, the 84th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 914people (2011)
- 146households
- 31.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Salmara PIN code and other codes

Salmara falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRowkhuwa
- Community development blockLakhipur
- Census village code281919

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?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)68 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)20 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?

8 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chunari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Salmara known for?

The main crops are **jute, mustard seed and paddy**. About 94% of the 86 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, 1 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmara · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**37%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.8%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**964

Working population ****24.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.7% for men and 33.1% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (7%)

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 Lakhipur

- Maladhara Pt-I953 people
- Hatimura942 people
- Gosaidubi Muslimpara927 people
- Bamuner Alga Pt-IV923 people
- Bowalmari896 people
- Hatogaon Pt-II894 people
- Baida Pt-II886 people
- Pathakata Pt-I877 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salmara from Goalpara?68 km by road
- What is the population of Salmara?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmara in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salmara?31.8% (Census 2011)