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About Shalmara Village

Shalmara is a small village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 229 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalmara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781313
Area (hectares) 142.34 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 229
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalmara compares

By the 2011 count Shalmara is the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 142.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Shalmara

Shalmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalmara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Santaradaha, Sapana, Sarbhog and Saru Harid. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shalmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalmara village had a population of 461. That makes it the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Shalmara village has 229 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalmara has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Shalmara is 781313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalmara covers 142.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalmara falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Shalmara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalmara.

Shalmara is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalmara today is likely to be higher.

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