About Salmara Village

Salmara is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 450 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Bongaigaon
Tehsil	Bijni
Pincode	783383
Area (hectares)	130.44 hectares
Population	888
Male Population	450
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 140th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 130.44 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Salmara

Salmara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salmara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salmara from other places

Salmara lies about 15 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Abhayapuri, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salmara
Nearest railway station	Abhayapuri	under 2 km
District headquarters	Bongaigaon	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijni	16 km

Villages closest to Salmara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijni tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Salmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmara village had a population of 888. That makes it the 140th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Salmara village has 450 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Salmara is 783383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmara covers 130.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Salmara is Abhayapuri, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salmara.

Salmara is about 15 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salmara is in Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Abhayapuri is about under 2 km away. Bongaigaon is about 15 km away. Bijni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.