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

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Megh Dam

Megh Dam is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 75 households**, the 152nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 369people (2011)
- 75households
- 91.8%literacy
- 1,158females per 1,000 males

## Megh Dam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBodahapur
- Community development blockBalijana
- Census village code282204

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

## How far is Megh Dam from nearby towns?

- Balijana (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)32 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)32 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 Megh Dam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balbala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Megh Dam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 140 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 Megh Dam

Of every 100 households in Megh Dam in 2011, 79 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Megh Dam · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**57%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**24%

Television ****25%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**23%

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 Megh Dam?

■ Megh Dam · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1737**

**958

Working population ****73.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 87.3% for women. 75% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 145 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 117 (43%)

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

- Gandamari396 people
- Sutki Sal Forest388 people
- Boro Khashi Khagra381 people
- Budhipara370 people
- Matia367 people
- Borjora No-2356 people
- Naya Gaon356 people
- Kalindi Doba346 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Megh Dam from Goalpara?32 km by road
- What is the population of Megh Dam?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megh Dam in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Megh Dam?91.8% (Census 2011)