# Golia Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta 

# Golia

Golia is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,725 people in 521 households**, the 23rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 2,725people (2011)
- 521households
- 56.2%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Golia PIN code and other codes

Golia falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Community development blockRuposhi
- Census village code282702

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

## How far is Golia from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)10 km by road
- Barpeta (nearest town)10 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 Golia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Golia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Howly
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Howly
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Golia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 45% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Golia

Of every 100 households in Golia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golia · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Golia?

■ Golia · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**952

Working population ****28.6%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 47.9% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 492 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (18%) · **■** Marginal 117 (15%)

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 Kalgachia

- Bartari2,931 people
- Khatatari2,867 people
- Guileza2,809 people
- Amguri2,732 people
- Khudrakuchi2,725 people
- Tarakandi2,715 people
- Chandmama Gaon2,696 people
- Kismat Moinbari2,671 people

[All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Golia from Barpeta?10 km by road
- What is the population of Golia?2,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golia in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Golia?56.2% (Census 2011)