# Bala Gaon Village, Barnagar, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Barnagar, Barpeta 

# Bala Gaon

Bala Gaon is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 49 households**, the 89th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 203people (2011)
- 49households
- 77.9%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Bala Gaon PIN code and other codes

Bala Gaon falls in Barnagar sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatFewrakawa
- Community development blockChakchaka
- Census village code282669

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

## How far is Bala Gaon from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)12 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 Bala Gaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manikpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Manikpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Bala Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 246 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 Bala Gaon

Of every 100 households in Bala Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bala Gaon · ■ Barnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**70%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bala Gaon?

■ Bala Gaon · ■ Barnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****294**

**956

Working population ****52.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.3% for women. 50% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 49 (46%)

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 Barnagar

- Dwarika327 people
- Jamadarbari Pathar260 people
- Amuguri222 people
- Kurobaha219 people
- Peragaon194 people
- Kamar Para145 people
- Sapana113 people
- Bata Bari79 people

[All 93 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bala Gaon from Barpeta?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bala Gaon?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala Gaon in?Barpeta district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bala Gaon?77.9% (Census 2011)