# Balapathar Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/balapathar/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Balapathar Balapathar is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,924 people in 794 households**, the 8th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 3,924people (2011) - 794households - 63.9%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Balapathar PIN code and other codes Balapathar falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSaupur - Community development blockRuposhi - Census village code282722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balapathar from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)16 km by road - Barpeta (nearest town)16 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 Balapathar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Balapathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalgachia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Balapathar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 344 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 Balapathar Of every 100 households in Balapathar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balapathar · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **9% Toilet within the home ****77%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **21% Tap water ****1%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **96% Use banking services ****8%** **16% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****38%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **37% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balapathar? ■ Balapathar · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **952 Working population ****28.3%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 737 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (9%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (18%) · **■** Marginal 66 (6%) 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 - Balai Pathar4,365 people - Gunialguri4,180 people - Tapeswara4,093 people - Digjani3,998 people - Haldia Gaon3,873 people - Banghugi3,578 people - Rampur3,567 people - Barbhitha3,391 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balapathar from Barpeta?16 km by road - What is the population of Balapathar?3,924 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balapathar in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balapathar?63.9% (Census 2011)