# Monkala Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Monkala

Monkala is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **145 people in 29 households**, the 184th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 145people (2011)
- 29households
- 36.7%literacy
- 1,132females per 1,000 males

## Monkala PIN code and other codes

Monkala falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMonakala Saildhara
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281778

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

## How far is Monkala from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)7 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 Monkala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Monkala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarangpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Monkala known for?

The main crops are **jute, wheat and paddy**. About 11% of the 276 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 Monkala

Of every 100 households in Monkala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Monkala · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**37%

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 Monkala?

■ Monkala · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.7%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**964

Working population ****30.3%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.4% for men and 33.9% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (7%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Lakhipur

- Bakpara Dineralga Pt-I169 people
- Chatotang Vita166 people
- Deonapara Pt-I164 people
- Janjipara Pt-I164 people
- Killahara Pt-III144 people
- Geramari141 people
- Dambari140 people
- Nayapara138 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Monkala from Goalpara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Monkala?145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Monkala in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Monkala?36.7% (Census 2011)