# Salmara Village, Raha, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Raha, Nagaon 

# Salmara

Salmara is a village in Raha sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,185 people in 606 households**, the 10th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 3,185people (2011)
- 606households
- 43.4%literacy
- 782103PIN code

## Salmara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salmara is 782103.** Salmara falls in Raha sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.

- PIN code782103
- Gram panchayatMagur Gaon
- Community development blockRaha
- Census village code284927

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?

- Raha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nagaon (district HQ)35 km by road
- Raha (nearest town)12 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?

15 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 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaparmukh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 308 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, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmara · ■ Raha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**44%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**25%

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 Salmara?

■ Salmara · ■ Raha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**965

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 475 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (11%) · **■** Household industry 145 (13%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 345 (31%)

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 Raha

- Mera Garh Grant3,334 people
- Jarabari Gaon3,315 people
- Balijuri3,299 people
- Chengajan3,218 people
- Bhakat Gaon3,173 people
- Hariamukh3,168 people
- Bhatikuri2,998 people
- Dighaldari2,897 people

[All 127 villages in Raha](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/raha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salmara?782103
- How far is Salmara from Nagaon?35 km by road
- What is the population of Salmara?3,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmara in?Nagaon district (Raha sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Salmara?43.4% (Census 2011)
