# Balagaon Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/balagaon/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Balagaon Balagaon is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 354 households**, the 53rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,781people (2011) - 354households - 49.2%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Balagaon PIN code and other codes Balagaon falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatTitapani - Community development blockRuposhi - Census village code282728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balagaon from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)27 km by road - Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)24 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 Balagaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Langa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalgachia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Balagaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 189 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 Balagaon Of every 100 households in Balagaon in 2011, 12 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balagaon · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **9% Toilet within the home ****64%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **21% Tap water ****1%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****21%** **16% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****44%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **37% 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 Balagaon? ■ Balagaon · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **952 Working population ****24.6%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 41.8% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 304 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (13%) · **■** Other work 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Kalgachia - Chatala Gaon1,897 people - Mohia1,842 people - Dimapur1,840 people - Chandmama Pathar1,795 people - Mowamari1,719 people - Jamer Kur1,709 people - Sikartary Gaon1,694 people - Char Charia1,686 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balagaon from Barpeta?27 km by road - What is the population of Balagaon?1,781 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balagaon in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balagaon?49.2% (Census 2011)