Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur # Salal Gaon Salal Gaon is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,243 people in 262 households, the 50th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,243 people (2011) - 262 households - 95.2% literacy - 961 females per 1,000 males ## Salal Gaon PIN code and other codes Salal Gaon falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Madhya Telahi - Community development block Telahi - Census village code 288223 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Salal Gaon from nearby towns? - North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 9 km by road - North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Salal Gaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Salal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pani Gaon - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pani Gaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Lakhimpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Salal Gaon known for? The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Salal Gaon Of every 100 households in Salal Gaon in 2011, 71 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Salal Gaon · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 33% - Toilet within the home 93% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 46% - Tap water 24% 6% - Drinking water within premises 82% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 81% - Use banking services 87% 50% - Television 42% 25% - Mobile phone 46% 41% - Computer with internet 5% 1% - Two-wheeler 29% 15% - Car / jeep / van 10% 4% - None of these assets 4% 17% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Salal Gaon? ■ Salal Gaon · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.2% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 956 - Working population 35.0% 39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 92.3% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 243 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 165 (38%) · ■ Marginal 18 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in North Lakhimpur - Adisuti N.C. 1,343 people - Nara Gaon 1,336 people - Sunari 1,324 people - Gamchuk 1,287 people - Chabukdhora Gahain 1,204 people - Boichagarumaria 1,196 people - Phukanarhat 1,193 people - Patharichuk N.C. 1,163 people All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur ## Quick answers - How far is Salal Gaon from North Lakhimpur? 9 km by road - What is the population of Salal Gaon? 1,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salal Gaon in? Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Salal Gaon? 95.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/salal-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.