# Salmara Village, Chamaria, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chamaria/salmara/ Village · Chamaria, Kamrup # Salmara Salmara is a village in Chamaria sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,845 people in 361 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 1,845people (2011) - 361households - 61.0%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Salmara PIN code and other codes Salmara falls in Chamaria sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBamunbari - Community development blockChamaria - Census village code302978 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? - Chamaria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Amingaon (district HQ)35 km by road - Palasbari (nearest town)35 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Salmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chamaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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? About 48% of the 94 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, 6 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salmara · ■ Chamaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **8% Toilet within the home ****34%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **38% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****15%** **18% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****31%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 · ■ Chamaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **987 Working population ****42.6%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 278 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (16%) · **■** Marginal 348 (44%) 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 Chamaria - Bagariguri2,164 people - Pathal2,056 people - Howli Tari1,910 people - Kachari Pam1,880 people - No.1 Jugipara Pathar1,823 people - Chamaria Pam1,796 people - Marakuchi1,795 people - Kahibari Pathar1,782 people [All 60 villages in Chamaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chamaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salmara from Amingaon?35 km by road - What is the population of Salmara?1,845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salmara in?Kamrup district (Chamaria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Salmara?61.0% (Census 2011)