# Golagaon Village, Jalah, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Jalah, Baksa 

# Golagaon

Golagaon is a village in Jalah sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 212 households**, the 37th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 212households
- 74.3%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Golagaon PIN code and other codes

Golagaon falls in Jalah sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code304258

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Golagaon from nearby towns?

- Assam (sub-district HQ)135 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Pathsala (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Golagaon?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Golagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Golagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Golagaon

Of every 100 households in Golagaon in 2011, 17 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golagaon · ■ Jalah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****28%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Golagaon?

■ Golagaon · ■ Jalah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****52.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.4% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (15%) · **■** Marginal 293 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalah

- Baropara1,107 people
- Karamkata NC1,066 people
- Khuntamari1,053 people
- Phularguri1,034 people
- Kurobaha NC922 people
- Dongpar910 people
- Bhebla879 people
- Baniakuchi Gaon867 people

[All 79 villages in Jalah](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/jalah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Golagaon from Mushalpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Golagaon?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golagaon in?Baksa district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Golagaon?74.3% (Census 2011)