# Saljhar Block Village, Rangjuli, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Rangjuli, Goalpara 

# Saljhar Block

Saljhar Block is a village in Rangjuli sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 113 households**, the 77th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 496people (2011)
- 113households
- 59.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Saljhar Block PIN code and other codes

Saljhar Block falls in Rangjuli sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKathakuthi
- Community development blockRongjuli
- Census village code282575

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

## How far is Saljhar Block from nearby towns?

- Rangjuli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)80 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)80 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 Saljhar Block?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Saljhar Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhupdhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhupdhara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dudhnoi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Saljhar Block known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 424 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 Saljhar Block

Of every 100 households in Saljhar Block in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saljhar Block · ■ Rangjuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**62%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Saljhar Block?

■ Saljhar Block · ■ Rangjuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**967

Working population ****36.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 53.6% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (43%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Rangjuli

- Rowmari Pt-I507 people
- Kanyakuchi505 people
- Khutabari Pt-IV502 people
- Madang Pt-I501 people
- Kathakuthi Pt-VI494 people
- Athiabari490 people
- Dosimapara486 people
- Jaldhapara478 people

[All 125 villages in Rangjuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/rangjuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saljhar Block from Goalpara?80 km by road
- What is the population of Saljhar Block?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saljhar Block in?Goalpara district (Rangjuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Saljhar Block?59.8% (Census 2011)