# Salem Boarding Village, West Phaileng, Mamit (Mizoram)

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Village · West Phaileng, Mamit 

# Salem Boarding

Salem Boarding is a village in West Phaileng sub-district of Mamit district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 25 households**, the 19th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 222people (2011)
- 25households
- 100.0%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Salem Boarding PIN code and other codes

Salem Boarding falls in West Phaileng sub-district, Mamit district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockWest Phaileng
- Census village code271086

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

## How far is Salem Boarding from nearby towns?

- W.Phaileng (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mamit (district HQ)51 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 Salem Boarding?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Salem Boarding; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Salem Boarding

Of every 100 households in Salem Boarding in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salem Boarding · ■ West Phaileng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**86%

Use banking services ****53%**

**27%

Television ****84%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**42%

Own their home ****0%**

**87%

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 Salem Boarding?

■ Salem Boarding · ■ West Phaileng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**974

Working population ****11.3%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 12% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (8%) · **■** Other work 23 (92%)

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 Phaileng

- Parvatui360 people
- Saithah337 people
- Pukzing vengthar328 people
- N.Chhippui254 people
- Zopui73 people
- Lokisuri67 people

[All 33 villages in West Phaileng](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/mamit/west-phaileng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salem Boarding from Mamit?51 km by road
- What is the population of Salem Boarding?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salem Boarding in?Mamit district (West Phaileng sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Salem Boarding?100.0% (Census 2011)