Village · Kaliabor, Nagaon
# Purana Salona T.E.

Purana Salona T.E. is a village in Kaliabor sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code 782139. The 2011 Census counted 1,829 people in 408 households, the 26th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.
- 1,829 people (2011)
- 408 households
- 58.8% literacy
- 782139 PIN code

## Purana Salona T.E. PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Purana Salona T.E. is 782139. Purana Salona T.E. falls in Kaliabor sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.
- PIN code 782139
- Gram panchayat Kathalguri
- Community development block Pachim-Kaliabor
- Census village code 284130

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Purana Salona T.E. from nearby towns?
- Nagaon (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Nagaon (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Purana Salona T.E.?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Purana Salona T.E.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Samaguri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kaliabor
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purana Salona T.E. known for?

The main crops are tea, rice and mustard seed. About 88% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Purana Salona T.E.

Of every 100 households in Purana Salona T.E. in 2011, 34 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purana Salona T.E. · ■ Kaliabor rural average
- Electricity for lighting 34% 37%
- Toilet within the home 57% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 42%
- Tap water 32% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 54% 62%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 86%
- Use banking services 35% 42%
- Television 20% 28%
- Mobile phone 21% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 27% 20%
- Own their home 88% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Purana Salona T.E.?

■ Purana Salona T.E. · ■ Kaliabor rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 69.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1058 992
- Working population 58.4% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (2%) · ■ Household industry 30 (3%) · ■ Other work 784 (73%) · ■ Marginal 200 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kaliabor
- Rangaloo 1,935 people
- Kulidunga 1,913 people
- Sakmuthi T.E. No.1 1,866 people
- Kellyden 1,830 people
- Ouguri 1,802 people
- Gorubandha 1,731 people
- Mariagaon 1,705 people
- Nizari Gaon 1,626 people

All 224 villages in Kaliabor

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Purana Salona T.E.? 782139
- How far is Purana Salona T.E. from Nagaon? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Purana Salona T.E.? 1,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purana Salona T.E. in? Nagaon district (Kaliabor sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purana Salona T.E.? 58.8% (Census 2011)

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