# Balapara Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Balapara

Balapara is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 79 households**, the 126th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 468people (2011)
- 79households
- 35.6%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Balapara PIN code and other codes

Balapara falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNoleagatosimitola
- Community development blockMatia
- Census village code282314

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

## How far is Balapara from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)30 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 Balapara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balapara; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sutarpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dudhnoi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Balapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 34 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 Balapara

Of every 100 households in Balapara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapara · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Balapara?

■ Balapara · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**968

Working population ****25.6%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.6% for men and 28.6% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (43%) · **■** Marginal 9 (8%)

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 Matia

- Dhaigaon Damas577 people
- Garopara Tari549 people
- Selapara525 people
- Sutarpara Char489 people
- Pahidal442 people
- Karipara Pt-I403 people
- Rakhyasini Jhar Pt-I380 people
- Gajiajani369 people

[All 153 villages in Matia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balapara from Goalpara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balapara?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapara in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balapara?35.6% (Census 2011)