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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Salkocha
| native_name =
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| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Assam, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.23|N|90.34|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 24
| population_total = 40000
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 783348
| registration_plate = AS 17
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'''Salkocha''' is a village and [[gram panchayat]] in the town of [[Chapar, Dhubri|Chapar]] in the [[Dhubri district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]], India. It is part of the [[Bilasipara East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bilasipara East]] [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] constituency and the [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency.

=={{anchor|Geography}}Location==
Salkocha is {{convert|16|km}} from Chapar and {{convert|58|km}} from [[Dhubri]], the district headquarters. It is {{convert|220|km}} west of [[Guwahati]] (Assam's largest city) and [[Dispur]], the state capital. Salkocha is connected to the rest of India through [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]]. The nearest railway station is in [[Kokrajhar (town)|Kokrajhar]], {{convert|20|km}} away. Salkocha is near the villages of Gaurangtari, Kumarigaon, Porshanpara, Kamarpara, Khamarpara, Silgara, Gaurangtari, Tilapara, Bamunpara, Bhelupara, Sreegram, Hatipota, Pukhuripara, Silgara, Hapapara, Neogipara and Salbari.

=={{anchor|Climate}}Climate and hydrology==
The village is about {{convert|24|m}} above sea level, and the [[Brahmaputra River]] flows through the northern region. Salkocha is affected by annual flooding of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, which flow through the western region.

{{Weather box
|location = Salkocha (1971–2011)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 29.9
|Feb record high C = 33.2
|Mar record high C = 38.3
|Apr record high C = 41.1
|May record high C = 41.4
|Jun record high C = 39.1
|Jul record high C = 37.8
|Aug record high C = 37.0
|Sep record high C = 38.8
|Oct record high C = 34.3
|Nov record high C = 32.1
|Dec record high C = 27.8
|year record high C = 41.4
|Jan high C = 23.7
|Feb high C = 26.2
|Mar high C = 31.1
|Apr high C = 31.6
|May high C = 30.7
|Jun high C = 31.5
|Jul high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 32.0
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 30.1
|Nov high C = 27.7
|Dec high C = 24.5
|year high C = 29.3
|Jan low C = 8.6
|Feb low C = 10.5
|Mar low C = 15.2
|Apr low C = 20.2
|May low C = 22.2
|Jun low C = 24.4
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 25.2
|Sep low C = 24.2
|Oct low C = 21.1
|Nov low C = 15.5
|Dec low C = 10.6
|year low C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = 2.4
|Feb record low C = 2.8
|Mar record low C = 7.4
|Apr record low C = 6.4
|May record low C = 15.9
|Jun record low C = 13.9
|Jul record low C = 20.8
|Aug record low C = 21.7
|Sep record low C = 19.4
|Oct record low C = 17.2
|Nov record low C = 9.4
|Dec record low C = 7.8
|year record low C = 2.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 42.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 177.7
|May precipitation mm = 410.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 607.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 652.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 467.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 443.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 167.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 8.0
|year precipitation mm = 3016.6
|Jan rain days = 0.6
|Feb rain days = 1.5
|Mar rain days = 2.8
|Apr rain days = 9.3
|May rain days = 15.7
|Jun rain days = 16.6
|Jul rain days = 19.1
|Aug rain days = 13.1
|Sep rain days = 13.5
|Oct rain days = 5.6
|Nov rain days = 1.0
|Dec rain days = 0.6
|year rain days = 99.3
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)<ref name=IMD>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/dhubri2.htm
|title = Dhubri Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000
|publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
|access-date = 27 April 2015
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115735/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/dhubri2.htm
|archive-date = 4 March 2016
|df =
}}</ref><ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|format=PDF
|title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
|publisher=India Meteorological Department
|access-date=27 April 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6GmnoaB0m?url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-date=21 May 2013
|df=
}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}

=={{anchor|Demography}}Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{Cite journal|title=District Census Handbook Dhubri|date=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1802_PART_B_DCHB_DHUBRI.pdf|journal=Census 2011 Dhubri|volume=Part XII-B Series-19|pages=258|via=Census details|accessdate=10 September 2018|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations | location=Assam}}</ref> the Chapar-Salkocha [[Block (district subdivision)#India|block]] had a population of 118,800. Salkocha has a population of about 40,000, and an average literacy rate of 75 percent. The predominant religions are [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]]. The village is populated by [[Rajbongshi people]] and other communities, including the [[Kalita (caste)|Kalita]] and [[Sutradhar (caste)|Sutradhar castes]], the [[Bodo people|Bodo]] and [[Garo people]]s, and the [[Rabha tribe]]. Salkocha's official language is [[Assamese language|Assamese]], and a [[Goalpariya dialects|Goalpariya dialect]] is mainly spoken.

=={{anchor|Places of interest}}Points of interest==
[[File:Burha Burha Puja , Salkocha.jpg|thumb|alt=People pouring buckets of milk, as a crowd watches|Priest offering milk collected from 101 cows as part of the Burha-Burhi [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]]]
*Burha-Burhi Temple: At Hapapara, north of Salkocha, a [[mela]] is held each April as part of the Burha-Burhi Puja.<ref>{{Citation|last=bijohnAdams|title=Bura Buri Than Salkocha, Dhubri (Assam) (বুঢ়া বুঢ়ীৰ থান শালকোচা)|date=2017-02-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NdCLmLh_nQ|accessdate=2017-08-24}}</ref> Ceremonies also take place in April at other temples.
*Diplai Beel and Golden Langur Park: Diplai Beel is a large natural wetland covering an area of {{convert|4.14|km2}}. Assam's first bird sanctuary, {{convert|22|km}} from Kokrajhar, contains a variety of local and migratory birds. In the northeastern forest, the endangered [[Gee's golden langur|golden langur]] may be seen. It is adjacent to the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thebodotribe.blogspot.in/2016/01/diplai-beel-past-and-present.html|title=Diplai Beel: Past and Present|work=The Bodo Tribe 'Online-Magazine'|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
* Dhir Beel: A marshy lake east of Salkocha, near the Bodo Hills and also adjacent to the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
[[File:Golden Langur.jpg|thumb|alt=Buff-colored primate with a small, dark face|Golden langur at Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary]]
*[[Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary]]: Straddling the [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] and Dhubri districts a few kilometers from Salkocha, the {{convert|46|km2|adj=on}} sanctuary is India's second protected habitat of the golden langur.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Dhubri district]]

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