# Karkasi Damas Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Karkasi Damas

Karkasi Damas is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 69 households**, the 131st largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 367people (2011)
- 69households
- 81.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Karkasi Damas PIN code and other codes

Karkasi Damas falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDhaigaon
- Community development blockKrishnai
- Census village code282370

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

## How far is Karkasi Damas from nearby towns?

- Matia (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)37 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)37 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 Karkasi Damas?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Karkasi Damas; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Karkasi Damas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 294 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 Karkasi Damas

Of every 100 households in Karkasi Damas in 2011, 43 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkasi Damas · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**54%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****86%**

**38%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Karkasi Damas?

■ Karkasi Damas · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**968

Working population ****28.3%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 73.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

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

- Pahidal442 people
- Karipara Pt-I403 people
- Rakhyasini Jhar Pt-I380 people
- Gajiajani369 people
- Rabhapara364 people
- Dekdhowa N.C.344 people
- Khamar Pakhiriguri Dhundipara340 people
- Khairapara332 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkasi Damas from Goalpara?37 km by road
- What is the population of Karkasi Damas?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkasi Damas in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karkasi Damas?81.8% (Census 2011)