About Salkocha Village

Salkocha is a small village in Chapar tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 175 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkocha village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Dhubri
Tehsil	Chapar
Pincode	783348
Area (hectares)	22.89 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	175
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salkocha compares

By the 2011 count Salkocha is the 102nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 22.89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Salkocha

Salkocha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkocha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salkocha from other places

Salkocha lies about 43 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Bilasipara, about 10 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 Salkocha
Nearest railway station	Bilasipara	10 km
Nearest town	Bilāsipāra	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapar	11 km
District headquarters	Dhubri	43 km

Villages closest to Salkocha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkocha village had a population of 340. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Salkocha village has 175 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkocha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Salkocha is 783348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkocha covers 22.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salkocha falls under Chapar tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Salkocha is Bilasipara, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Salkocha.

Salkocha is about 43 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkocha is in Chapar tehsil of Dhubri district. Bilasipara is about 10 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 10 km away. Chapar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.