# Galapara Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Galapara

Galapara is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **578 people in 111 households**, the 143rd largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 578people (2011)
- 111households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Galapara PIN code and other codes

Galapara falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBorobazar
- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302144

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

## How far is Galapara from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)14 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 Galapara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borobazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Galapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and jute**. About 74% of the 255 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 Galapara

Of every 100 households in Galapara in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Galapara · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**59%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Galapara?

■ Galapara · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**982

Working population ****55.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 55.9% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 231 (72%)

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 Bijni

- Baripara600 people
- Durgapur595 people
- Rowmari595 people
- No.2 Dahaladanga588 people
- Palashguri-2569 people
- Doilong No.1567 people
- Dahalapara No.1566 people
- Odalguri Pt.2555 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galapara?578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galapara in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Galapara?62.5% (Census 2011)