Village · Matia, Goalpara
# Kalpani Ghilajani

Kalpani Ghilajani is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 938 people in 190 households, the 94th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.
- 938 people (2011)
- 190 households
- 63.5% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Kalpani Ghilajani PIN code and other codes

Kalpani Ghilajani falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Dhaigaon
- Community development block Krishnai
- Census village code 282374

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalpani Ghilajani from nearby towns?
- Matia (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalpani Ghilajani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalpani Ghilajani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Guwahati
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalpani Ghilajani known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 13% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalpani Ghilajani

Of every 100 households in Kalpani Ghilajani in 2011, 65 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalpani Ghilajani · ■ Matia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 37%
- Toilet within the home 91% 69%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 30%
- Tap water 12% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 85% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 92%
- Use banking services 16% 38%
- Television 16% 18%
- Mobile phone 26% 42%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 23%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalpani Ghilajani?

■ Kalpani Ghilajani · ■ Matia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.5% 63.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 727 968
- Working population 61.5% 34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 57.7% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 129 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (4%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (5%) · ■ Marginal 387 (67%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Matia
- Bhojmala Pt-II 992 people
- Senimari Pt-I 967 people
- Singramari River Block 959 people
- Barvita 950 people
- Belpara Pt-II 922 people
- Pakhiura Char 922 people
- Karkashi 919 people
- Bhojmala Pt-I 904 people

All 153 villages in Matia

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalpani Ghilajani from Goalpara? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Kalpani Ghilajani? 938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalpani Ghilajani in? Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kalpani Ghilajani? 63.5% (Census 2011)

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