# Soto Damal Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Soto Damal

Soto Damal is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 100 households**, the 114th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 554people (2011)
- 100households
- 87.0%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Soto Damal PIN code and other codes

Soto Damal falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBardamal
- Community development blockBalijana
- Census village code282138

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

## How far is Soto Damal from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)18 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)18 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 Soto Damal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Soto Damal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Agia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Soto Damal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 159 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 Soto Damal

Of every 100 households in Soto Damal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soto Damal · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**30%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Soto Damal?

■ Soto Damal · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**958

Working population ****69.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 82.7% for women. 67% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 349 (91%) · **■** Household industry 24 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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

- Bairang601 people
- Khateya Tari596 people
- Sat Baini Hill Block592 people
- Badhapur575 people
- Nichinta547 people
- Solmari545 people
- Tilapara542 people
- Rajapara537 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Soto Damal from Goalpara?18 km by road
- What is the population of Soto Damal?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soto Damal in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Soto Damal?87.0% (Census 2011)