# Chak Dam Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Chak Dam

Chak Dam is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **23 people in 4 households**, the 211th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 23people (2011)
- 4households
- 88.9%literacy
- 1,300females per 1,000 males

## Chak Dam PIN code and other codes

Chak Dam falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMaselkhowa
- Community development blockKrishnai
- Census village code282234

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

## How far is Chak Dam from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)43 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)43 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 Chak Dam?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kukurkata
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Krishnai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Chak Dam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 118 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 Chak Dam

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

■ Chak Dam · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**57%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**24%

Television ****75%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****100%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**23%

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 Chak Dam?

■ Chak Dam · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1300**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**958

Working population ****21.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 3 (60%) · **■** Other work 2 (40%)

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 Balijana

- Nunkhawa Pt-III40 people
- Sader Alga38 people
- Gendera N.C.29 people
- Sader Alga Pt-II24 people
- Kristamoni Para Pt-I23 people
- Bollpuri18 people
- Hajua Char No-212 people
- Khewan Khawa Pt-II11 people

[All 220 villages in Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chak Dam from Goalpara?43 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Dam?23 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Dam in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Dam?88.9% (Census 2011)