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About Salpara Village

Salpara is a small village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 230 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salpara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Lakhipur
Pincode 783123
Area (hectares) 162.12 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 230
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salpara compares

By the 2011 count Salpara is the 118th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents. Its 162.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Salpara

Salpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salpara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salpara from other places

Salpara lies about 30 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Bilasipara, about 15 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 Salpara
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 12 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Bilasipara 15 km
District headquarters Goalpara 30 km

Villages closest to Salpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salpara village had a population of 437. That makes it the 118th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents.

Salpara village has 230 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salpara has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Salpara is 783123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salpara covers 162.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salpara falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Salpara is Bilasipara, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Salpara.

Salpara is about 30 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salpara is in Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district. Lakhipur is about 12 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 14 km away. Bilasipara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunari Char (3.2 km), Chunarichota River Block (3.2 km) and Kursakati (9.5 km).

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

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