# Salmara Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/salmara-225172/ Village · Azamnagar, Katihar # Salmara Salmara is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,793 people in 337 households**, the 67th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%. - 1,793people (2011) - 337households - 65.7%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Salmara PIN code and other codes Salmara falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSalmari - Community development blockAzamnagar - Census village code225172 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? - Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)55 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? 19 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salmari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tahirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 57% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated. 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, 23 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salmara · ■ Azamnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **1% Toilet within the home ****38%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **85% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **22% Television ****27%** **3% Mobile phone ****58%** **34% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **33% Own their home ****88%** **99% 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 · ■ Azamnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **47.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **964 Working population ****26.7%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (52%) · **■** Marginal 56 (12%) 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 Azamnagar - Tilas1,826 people - Jhaua1,807 people - Bagchhalla1,802 people - Khangawan1,799 people - Hat Baraul1,760 people - Kelabari1,754 people - Raghopur1,702 people - Tajkhand1,692 people [All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Salmara from Katihar?55 km by road - What is the population of Salmara?1,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salmara in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salmara?65.7% (Census 2011)