# Shalamukh Village, Chhaygaon, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhaygaon, Kamrup 

# Shalamukh

Shalamukh is a village in Chhaygaon sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 133 households**, the 61st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 581people (2011)
- 133households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Shalamukh PIN code and other codes

Shalamukh falls in Chhaygaon sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatPaschim Chaygaon
- Community development blockBongaon
- Census village code302764

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

## How far is Shalamukh from nearby towns?

- Chhaygaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)64 km by road
- Palashbari (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 Shalamukh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shalamukh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Shalamukh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 180 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 Shalamukh

Of every 100 households in Shalamukh in 2011, 23 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shalamukh · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****55%**

**39%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shalamukh?

■ Shalamukh · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1353**

**994

Working population ****33.6%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (30%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

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 Chhaygaon

- Khatal Para604 people
- Delia Para603 people
- Bhutar Gari602 people
- Nadhiapara592 people
- Baghmara579 people
- Gale Buka575 people
- Kursala574 people
- Jalukbari573 people

[All 149 villages in Chhaygaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chhaygaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shalamukh from Amingaon?64 km by road
- What is the population of Shalamukh?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalamukh in?Kamrup district (Chhaygaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Shalamukh?76.6% (Census 2011)