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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a mid sized village in Bilasipara tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 424 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.33 hectares hectares.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Bilasipara
Area (hectares) 91.33 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 424
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salmara compares

By the 2011 count Salmara is the 101st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 91.33 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 33 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Bilasipara, about 6.5 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 Bilasipara 6.5 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 6.8 km
District headquarters Dhubri 33 km

Villages closest to Salmara

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

Common questions about Salmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Salmara village had a population of 825. That makes it the 101st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Salmara village has 424 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Salmara covers 91.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Salmara is Bilasipara, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Salmara is about 33 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salmara is in Bilasipara tehsil of Dhubri district. Bilasipara is about 6.5 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 6.8 km away. Dhubri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasuarkhal Pt Ii (2.9 km), Pasuarkhal Pt Iii (2.9 km) and Borkanda (4.0 km).

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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