# Salmar Village, West Bunghmun, Lunglei (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · West Bunghmun, Lunglei 

# Salmar

Salmar is a village in West Bunghmun sub-district of Lunglei district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 55 households**, the 23rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 273people (2011)
- 55households
- 93.9%literacy
- 1,220females per 1,000 males

## Salmar PIN code and other codes

Salmar falls in West Bunghmun sub-district, Lunglei district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockWest Bunghmun
- Census village code271442

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

## How far is Salmar from nearby towns?

- W.Bunghmun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Lunglei (district HQ)127 km by road
- Lunglei (nearest town)127 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 Salmar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Salmar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tlabung3
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lunglei
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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.

## Homes and amenities in Salmar

Of every 100 households in Salmar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salmar · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****77%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Salmar?

■ Salmar · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1220**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1542**

**929

Working population ****42.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 93.8% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (91%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 West Bunghmun

- Lungchem416 people
- Serte397 people
- Sumasumi393 people
- Sesawm371 people
- S.Dampui263 people
- W.Bungtlang243 people
- S.Lungdai238 people
- Saisen229 people

[All 40 villages in West Bunghmun](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lunglei/west-bunghmun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salmar from Lunglei?127 km by road
- What is the population of Salmar?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salmar in?Lunglei district (West Bunghmun sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Salmar?93.9% (Census 2011)