# Dhum Bandha Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/dhum-bandha/ Village · Balijana, Goalpara # Dhum Bandha Dhum Bandha is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 233 households**, the 57th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,207people (2011) - 233households - 62.7%literacy - 1,029females per 1,000 males ## Dhum Bandha PIN code and other codes Dhum Bandha falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBash Bari - Community development blockKharmuza - Census village code282108 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhum Bandha from nearby towns? - Goalpara (district HQ)40 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)6 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 Dhum Bandha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhum Bandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bashbari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhum Bandha known for? The main crops are **paddy and jute**. About 79% of the 134 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 Dhum Bandha Of every 100 households in Dhum Bandha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhum Bandha · ■ Balijana rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **39% Toilet within the home ****97%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **30% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****3%** **24% Television ****5%** **18% Mobile phone ****24%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **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 Dhum Bandha? ■ Dhum Bandha · ■ Balijana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **958 Working population ****26.3%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 60.1% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 236 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (15%) · **■** Marginal 21 (7%) 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 - Soto Kashi Khagra1,270 people - Bhendara1,256 people - Bamundonga Pt-I1,224 people - Dari Duri1,222 people - Kadotika1,203 people - Kukuria Pt-I1,179 people - Gosai Ga Dhawa1,150 people - Hati Gaon1,148 people [All 220 villages in Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhum Bandha from Goalpara?40 km by road - What is the population of Dhum Bandha?1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhum Bandha in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhum Bandha?62.7% (Census 2011)