Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari # Goldighala Goldighala is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,314 people in 420 households, the 22nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 2,314 people (2011) - 420 households - 75.3% literacy - 930 females per 1,000 males ## Goldighala PIN code and other codes Goldighala falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Lohakata Adbari - Community development block Barkhetri - Census village code 303823 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Goldighala from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ) 33 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Goldighala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Goldighala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● TB clinic In village · 2 · 2 doctors - ● 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 under 5 km · Mukalmua - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Mukalmua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nalbari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Goldighala known for? The main crops are paddy, mustard seeds and jute. About 58% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Goldighala Of every 100 households in Goldighala in 2011, 17 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Goldighala · ■ Barkhetri rural average - Electricity for lighting 17% 19% - Toilet within the home 51% 56% - No toilet (open defecation) 49% 41% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 80% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92% - Use banking services 38% 30% - Television 14% 12% - Mobile phone 52% 39% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 22% 25% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Goldighala? ■ Goldighala · ■ Barkhetri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.3% 58.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 971 - Working population 42.0% 34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 65.9% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 193 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (4%) · ■ Household industry 39 (4%) · ■ Other work 374 (39%) · ■ Marginal 322 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barkhetri - No.2.Larkuchi 2,512 people - Darangi Para 2,492 people - Satemari 2,460 people - Paikan Bonmaza 2,447 people - Naptipara 2,243 people - Adabari 2,166 people - No.3.Larkuchi 2,163 people - Sungarbari 2,147 people All 124 villages in Barkhetri ## Quick answers - How far is Goldighala from Nalbari? 33 km by road - What is the population of Goldighala? 2,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goldighala in? Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Goldighala? 75.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/goldighala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.