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About Salmara Village

Salmara is a large village in Kamalpur tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,220, made up of 1,161 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salmara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Kamalpur
Pincode 781121
Area (hectares) 278.38 hectares
Population 2,220
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 278.38 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pingeleswar, Radhakuchi, Raipat and Sahan. 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 2,220. That makes it the 21st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Salmara village has 1,161 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salmara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Salmara is 781121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salmara covers 278.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salmara falls under Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The census record for Salmara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kamalpur tehsil of Kamrup 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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