# Salmara Gaon Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/salmara-gaon/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Salmara Gaon Salmara Gaon is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,427 people in 668 households**, the 11th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 3,427people (2011) - 668households - 93.3%literacy - 470females per 1,000 males ## Salmara Gaon PIN code and other codes Salmara Gaon falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code286270 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salmara Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)12 km by road - Tezpur (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 Gaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Salmara Gaon; 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 · 3 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. Products made here include plough and agricultural tools. About 55% of the 230 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 Gaon Of every 100 households in Salmara Gaon in 2011, 17 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salmara Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **46% Toilet within the home ****70%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **17% Tap water ****5%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **71% Use banking services ****22%** **47% Television ****17%** **34% Mobile phone ****32%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****24%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **91% 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 Gaon? ■ Salmara Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****470** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **927 Working population ****57.6%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 85.6% for women. 80% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,753 (89%) · **■** Marginal 173 (9%) 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 Tezpur - Na-Pam Gaon4,105 people - Chatai Chapari Gaon4,094 people - Bhomoraguri3,588 people - Bhito Suti Gaon3,446 people - Sopora Chuburi3,329 people - Bhoi Khowa Gaon3,312 people - Gatanga Kahdol3,308 people - Batamari3,290 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salmara Gaon from Tezpur?12 km by road - What is the population of Salmara Gaon?3,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salmara Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Salmara Gaon?93.3% (Census 2011)