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

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Shialkanda

Shialkanda is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,146 people in 406 households**, the 43rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 2,146people (2011)
- 406households
- 49.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Shialkanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJaleswar
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281835

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

## How far is Shialkanda from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)17 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 Shialkanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banygaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banygaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Shialkanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 81% of the 230 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 Shialkanda

Of every 100 households in Shialkanda in 2011, 3 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shialkanda · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Shialkanda?

■ Shialkanda · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**964

Working population ****22.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 42.6% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (37%) · **■** Household industry 52 (11%) · **■** Other work 80 (17%) · **■** Marginal 80 (17%)

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

- Khonar Pubpar2,273 people
- Hosdoba2,220 people
- Dapkarvita2,173 people
- Jaleswar Bill2,165 people
- Nizkusakati2,069 people
- Basmura2,046 people
- Bamunervita2,004 people
- Bandormatha1,908 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shialkanda from Goalpara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shialkanda?2,146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shialkanda in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Shialkanda?49.3% (Census 2011)