Salakati চালেকাটি |
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city | |
Location in Assam, India | |
Coordinates: 26°29′36″N 90°21′45″E / 26.493313°N 90.362549°ECoordinates: 26°29′36″N 90°21′45″E / 26.493313°N 90.362549°E | |
Country |
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State | Assam |
District | Kokrajhar |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,772 |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Vehicle registration | AS |
Salakati (Assamese:চালেকাটি) is a census town in Kokrajhar district in the Indian state of Assam. Salakati is 14km away in the north east direction from Kokrajhar.
As of 2001[update] India census, Salakati had a population of 6772. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Salakati has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 56%. In Salakati, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Salakati is well connected by road to Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon. There is a Railway Station (SLKX) for passenger trains under Northeast Frontier Railway Zone.
State Bank of India has a branch at Salakati.NTPC Limited has a Thermal Power Project at Salakati known as NTPC Bongaigaon. LPG DISTRIBUTOR M/S Adarsh Indane Gramin Vitrak.