# Salmer Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Salmer

Salmer is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 50 households**, the 125th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 253people (2011)
- 50households
- 74.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Salmer PIN code and other codes

Salmer falls in Palasbari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDakhin Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303293

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

## How far is Salmer from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)15 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 Salmer?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salmer; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muduki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Salmer known for?

The main crops are **rice, mustard seeds and jute**. About 74% of the 81 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 Salmer

Of every 100 households in Salmer in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmer · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**69%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Salmer?

■ Salmer · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**941

Working population ****56.9%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Household industry 57 (40%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (21%)

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 Palasbari

- Bangshor302 people
- Nagaon293 people
- Bagapani F.V.277 people
- Dighalkuchi259 people
- Betlanchi251 people
- Jimirigaon249 people
- Gatuwa236 people
- Kajalartari227 people

[All 194 villages in Palasbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/palasbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salmer from Amingaon?40 km by road
- What is the population of Salmer?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmer in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salmer?74.0% (Census 2011)