# Dasarapara Matia Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam)

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Dasarapara Matia

Dasarapara Matia is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 114 households**, the 107th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 618people (2011)
- 114households
- 75.8%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Dasarapara Matia PIN code and other codes

Dasarapara Matia falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKalyanpur
- Community development blockBalijana
- Census village code282164

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

## How far is Dasarapara Matia from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)3 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)3 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 Dasarapara Matia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dasarapara Matia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dasarapara Matia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 208 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 Dasarapara Matia

Of every 100 households in Dasarapara Matia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dasarapara Matia · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**57%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Dasarapara Matia?

■ Dasarapara Matia · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****55.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 240 (70%) · **■** Marginal 28 (8%)

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

- Sinabari635 people
- Mojai Rabhapara631 people
- Bar Vita629 people
- Bhaiskhuli626 people
- Kangai Pashimpar612 people
- Bardamal606 people
- Bairang601 people
- Khateya Tari596 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dasarapara Matia from Goalpara?3 km by road
- What is the population of Dasarapara Matia?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dasarapara Matia in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dasarapara Matia?75.8% (Census 2011)