# Pancha Ratna Sal Forest Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/pancha-ratna-sal-forest/ Village · Balijana, Goalpara # Pancha Ratna Sal Forest Pancha Ratna Sal Forest is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 94 households**, the 124th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 495people (2011) - 94households - 56.8%literacy - 847females per 1,000 males ## Pancha Ratna Sal Forest PIN code and other codes Pancha Ratna Sal Forest falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKumri - Community development blockBalijana - Census village code282246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pancha Ratna Sal Forest from nearby towns? - Balijana (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)4 km by road - Goalpara (nearest town)4 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 Pancha Ratna Sal Forest? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pancha Ratna Sal Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goalpara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goalpara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Pancha Ratna Sal Forest known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 0% of the 724 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 Pancha Ratna Sal Forest Of every 100 households in Pancha Ratna Sal Forest in 2011, 62 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pancha Ratna Sal Forest · ■ Balijana rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **39% Toilet within the home ****50%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **30% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****19%** **24% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****71%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Pancha Ratna Sal Forest? ■ Pancha Ratna Sal Forest · ■ Balijana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****568** **958 Working population ****37.0%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 50.5% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (42%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%) 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 - Barjora No.1519 people - Barduk512 people - Boghmara507 people - Paglijhara506 people - Agni Part-I491 people - Chamaguri487 people - Mojai Garopara484 people - Taranti481 people [All 220 villages in Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pancha Ratna Sal Forest from Goalpara?4 km by road - What is the population of Pancha Ratna Sal Forest?495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pancha Ratna Sal Forest in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pancha Ratna Sal Forest?56.8% (Census 2011)