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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a mid sized village in Sipajhar tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 666 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.07 hectares hectares.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Sipajhar
Area (hectares) 117.07 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 666
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents. Its 117.07 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phuhuratali, Pithakhowa, Punia and Rajapukhuri. 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 Salmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmara village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,342 residents.

Salmara village has 666 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Salmara covers 117.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The census record for Salmara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salmara.

Salmara is in Sipajhar tehsil of Darrang 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 Salmara today is likely to be higher.

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