Goalpara at Glance
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- District Headquarter : Goalpara Town
Sub-Division 1 no : Goalpara
Year of Establishment of District : 1983 and DRDA Goalpara since October 1983.
- Situation : The Geographical location in between Latitude 25053' - 26030' North and Longitudes 9007' - 9105' East.
- Boundary : North the Brahmaputra, South East Garo Hill District of Megalaya, East Kamrup District & West Dhubri District.
- Area : 1824 square kilometres.
- Forest area - 36,91527 Hec.
- Cultivate area - 10,200 Hec.
- Languages used : Assamese, Bodo, Garo, Rabha, Bengali and Nepali.
- Population : As per 2011 census.
- Male : 5,14,162
- Female : 4,94,797
- Total : 10,08,959
SC
- Male : 15,192
- Female : 14,346
- Total : 29,538
ST
- Male : 57,300
- Female : 56,101
- Total : 1,13,401
- Revenue Circle : (5 Nos.) Lakhipur, Baliana, Matia Dudhnoi and Rangjuli.
- Development Block : (8 Nos.) Rangjuli, Kusdhowa, Matia, Krisnai, Balijana, Kharmuja, Lakhipur and Jaleswar.
- Revenue Village : Total 837 Nos.
- Lakhipur : 268 Nos.
- Balijana : 222 Nos.
- Matia : 115 Nos.
- Dudhnoi : 67 Nos.
- Rangjuli : 125 Nos.
- Gaon Panchayat : 81 Nos.
- G.P. Members : 810 Nos.
- Councilor : 81 Nos.
- G.P. President : 81 Nos.
- Anchalik Panchayat : 8 Nos.
- Zila Parishad : 1 Nos.
- Z.P. Members : 16 Nos.
- Total Elected PRI Members : 996 Nos.
- Police Station : (10 Nos.) Goalpara, Matia, Lakhipur, Dudhnoi, Dhupdhora, Rangjuli, Marnoi, Krishnai, Agia and Boguwan.
- River Police Station : (1 Nos.) Pancharatna.
- Police Out Post : (3 Nos.) Darangiri, Simlitola Jaleswar and Rongsai.
- Tea Garden : (2 Nos.) Moionga and Simlitola.
- Legislative Assembly Constituency : (4 Nos.) Jaleswar, Goalpara West, Goalpara East and Dudhnoi.
- Hospitals
- 200 Beded Hospital : (1 No.) Goalpara
- Primary Health Center : (5 Nos.) Ranguli, Matia, Mornoi, Agia, Lakhipur and Krishnai
- State Dispensary : (6 Nos.) Bahati, Chaibari, Kharmuza, Dolgoma, Khutabari and Tiplai.
- Sub-Dispensary : (6 Nos.) Dhumarghat, Chunari Ambary Bazaar, Baguan and Harimura.
- Veterinary State Dispensary : (15 Nos.) Goalpara, Matia, Kothakothi, Kahibari, Rangjuli, Krishnai, Sesapani , Dhudnoi, Maida, Badahapur, Balijana, Joyramkuchi, Ambary Bazaar,Jaleswar and Lakhipur.
- Agriculture Sub-Division : (2 nos.) Goalpara, and Dudhnoi.
- Agriculture Development Circle : (12 Nos.)
- Municipal Board : (1 No.) Goalpara Municipal Board.
- Town Committee : (1 No.) Lakhipur Town Committee.
- Total Wards : 23 Nos
Ward No: 1 to Ward no: 19 under Goalpara Municipal Board.
Ward No: 1 to Ward no: 4 under Lakhipur Town Committee
Education
- Educational Institutions
- L.P. School
- 1298 Nos
- 203 Nos. (Venture)
- U.P. School
- ME : 171 Nos.
- MV : 42 Nos.
- Venture : 57 Nos.
- High School : 112 Nos.
- Higher Secondary School : 23 Nos.
- Degree College : 06 Nos.
- Venture Degree College : 06 Nos.
- Junior College : 06 Nos.
- B. Ed College : 01 No.
- Law College : 01 No.
- DIET : 01 No.
- BTC : 01 No.
- Teachers (U.P & L.P)
- Total U.P. Teachers : 1604
- Untrained U.P. Teachers : 297
- Total L.P. Teachers : 3239
- Untrained L.P. Teachers : 1250
- Literate Person (2011)
- Male : 3,11,986
- Female : 2,67,052
- Total : 5,79,038
- Literacy Rate (2011)
- Male : 72.00 %
- Female : 64.53 %
- District Literacy Rate : 68.27 %