# Naya Gaon, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Naya Gaon

Naya Gaon is a village in [Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/) sub-district of [Goalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/). The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 83 households**, the 155th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 356people (2011)
- 83households
- 70.8%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Naya Gaon PIN code and other codes

Naya Gaon falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMachelkhowa
- Community development blockKrishnai
- Census village code282229

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

## How far is Naya Gaon from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)37 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)37 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 Naya Gaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Naya Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Krishnai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Naya Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mustard seed**. About 45% of the 131 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 Naya Gaon

Of every 100 households in Naya Gaon in 2011, 79 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Naya Gaon · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**30%

Tap water ****16%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Naya Gaon?

■ Naya Gaon · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**958

Working population ****45.5%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (35%) · **■** Marginal 14 (9%)

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

- Budhipara370 people
- Megh Dam369 people
- Matia367 people
- Borjora No-2356 people
- Kalindi Doba346 people
- Ara Bhandha343 people
- Dakhin Katlamari Pt-II339 people
- Geradubi338 people

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

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## Quick answers

- How far is Naya Gaon from Goalpara?37 km by road
- What is the population of Naya Gaon?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naya Gaon in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Naya Gaon?70.8% (Census 2011)