# Sal Forest Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Sal Forest

Sal Forest is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 50 households**, the 176th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 245people (2011)
- 50households
- 88.1%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Sal Forest PIN code and other codes

Sal Forest falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDariduri
- Community development blockBalijana
- Census village code282247

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

## How far is Sal Forest from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)9 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)9 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 Sal Forest?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sal Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Harkuchar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Sal Forest known for?

The main crops are **paddy and rubber**. About 20% of the 607 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 Sal Forest

Of every 100 households in Sal Forest in 2011, 71 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sal Forest · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Sal Forest?

■ Sal Forest · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**958

Working population ****52.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 82.3% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 30 (23%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Pancha Ratna N.C.255 people
- Haldibari252 people
- Bhetaipara250 people
- Uttarkatlamari250 people
- Munsirvita227 people
- Halowapara224 people
- Sader Alga Pt-I224 people
- Nij Barvita222 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sal Forest from Goalpara?9 km by road
- What is the population of Sal Forest?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sal Forest in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sal Forest?88.1% (Census 2011)