# Salam Abad Village, Uri, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Uri, Baramula 

# Salam Abad

Salam Abad is a village in Uri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,766 people in 285 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,766people (2011)
- 285households
- 73.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Salam Abad PIN code and other codes

Salam Abad falls in Uri sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSalam Abad
- Community development blockUri
- Census village code002532

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

## How far is Salam Abad from nearby towns?

- Uri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)5 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 Salam Abad?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Salam Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uri.
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Uri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Salam Abad known for?

The main crops are **fruits, rice and maize**. About 23% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Salam Abad

Of every 100 households in Salam Abad in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Salam Abad · ■ Uri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**54%

Tap water ****65%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**75%

Use banking services ****87%**

**80%

Television ****49%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****13%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Salam Abad?

■ Salam Abad · ■ Uri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**925

Working population ****19.4%**

**26.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 33% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 269 (79%) · **■** Marginal 67 (20%)

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 Uri

- Gohallan2,226 people
- Dwaran2,109 people
- Chollan Kalsan2,096 people
- Dardkote1,895 people
- Dachi1,760 people
- Bal Koote1,642 people
- Nawa Rundan1,582 people
- Bandi1,568 people

[All 48 villages in Uri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/uri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salam Abad from Baramulla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Salam Abad?1,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salam Abad in?Baramula district (Uri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Salam Abad?73.2% (Census 2011)