# Balajan Village, Baghbor, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baghbor, Barpeta 

# Balajan

Balajan is a village in Baghbor sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code **781308**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 171 households**, the 82nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 944people (2011)
- 171households
- 39.3%literacy
- 781308PIN code

## Balajan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balajan is 781308.** Balajan falls in Baghbor sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- PIN code781308
- Gram panchayatBaghbor
- Community development blockMandia
- Census village code282871

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

## How far is Balajan from nearby towns?

- Mandia Bardalani , Baghbor (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Barpeta (district HQ)30 km by road
- Barpeta (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 Balajan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Balajan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 55% of the 232 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 Balajan

Of every 100 households in Balajan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balajan · ■ Baghbor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Balajan?

■ Balajan · ■ Baghbor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**964

Working population ****24.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 37.9% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Baghbor

- Tedhara Pathar1,088 people
- Pathlikuchi Pathar1,070 people
- Hasan Pur1,059 people
- Ramapara Pathar1,011 people
- Char Gaon911 people
- Sonapur852 people
- Gajia839 people
- Ali Pur818 people

[All 141 villages in Baghbor](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/baghbor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balajan?781308
- How far is Balajan from Barpeta?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balajan?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balajan in?Barpeta district (Baghbor sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balajan?39.3% (Census 2011)