# Salasan Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Salasan

Salasan is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 67 households**, the 45th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 419people (2011)
- 67households
- 48.8%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Salasan PIN code and other codes

Salasan falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatBardain
- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002598

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salasan from nearby towns?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)30 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 Salasan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Salasan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boniyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 9 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 Salasan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 42% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Salasan

Of every 100 households in Salasan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salasan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**36%

Tap water ****91%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Salasan?

■ Salasan · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**851

Working population ****19.1%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 34.3% for women. 37% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (34%) · **■** Marginal 53 (66%)

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 Boniyar

- Peernian522 people
- Bila Salamabad483 people
- Dara Kujan477 people
- Wari Khah456 people
- Muqam Piran326 people
- Bardian262 people
- Jabdi254 people
- Gagar Hal216 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salasan from Baramulla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Salasan?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salasan in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Salasan?48.8% (Census 2011)