# Salana Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/salana/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Salana Salana is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 251 households**, the 40th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,152people (2011) - 251households - 88.6%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Salana PIN code and other codes Salana falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayat62 No Khetri - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303540 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salana from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)42 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)42 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 Salana? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Salana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhogpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Salana known for? About 28% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Salana Of every 100 households in Salana in 2011, 77 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Salana · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **44% Toilet within the home ****100%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **38% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **78% Use banking services ****90%** **56% Television ****58%** **34% Mobile phone ****73%** **55% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **14% Own their home ****87%** **91% 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 Salana? ■ Salana · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698** **976 Working population ****44.4%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 84.5% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 299 (58%) · **■** Marginal 145 (28%) 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 Sonapur - Pub-Maloibari1,305 people - Sonapur Pathar1,269 people - Murkata1,187 people - Ambher Gaon1,170 people - Sialekhaiti1,144 people - Hahara Gaon1,132 people - Niz-Dimoria1,086 people - Kendubam Bagicha1,057 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salana from Guwahati?42 km by road - What is the population of Salana?1,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salana in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Salana?88.6% (Census 2011)