# Paschim Golajhar Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Paschim Golajhar

Paschim Golajhar is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 125 households**, the 30th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 617people (2011)
- 125households
- 44.4%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Paschim Golajhar PIN code and other codes

Paschim Golajhar falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAshrabari
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301904

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

## How far is Paschim Golajhar from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)37 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 Paschim Golajhar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paschim Golajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kashikotra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Paschim Golajhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and vegetable**. About 67% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Paschim Golajhar

Of every 100 households in Paschim Golajhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Golajhar · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Paschim Golajhar?

■ Paschim Golajhar · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**946

Working population ****62.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 35.6% for women. 61% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 181 (47%)

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 Bengtol

- Balapara-I666 people
- Salbari-II652 people
- Paniagaon647 people
- Kumguri641 people
- Paschim Joypur617 people
- Salbari-I591 people
- Aminpara576 people
- Khairabari562 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Golajhar?617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Golajhar in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Golajhar?44.4% (Census 2011)