# Balikuri Gaon Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/balikuri-gaon/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Balikuri Gaon Balikuri Gaon is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 171 households**, the 70th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,158people (2011) - 171households - 33.5%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Balikuri Gaon PIN code and other codes Balikuri Gaon falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSonabari - Community development blockMandia - Census village code282756 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balikuri Gaon from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)36 km by road - Goalpara (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 Balikuri Gaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balikuri Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paschim Moinbori - ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Balikuri Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 228 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 Balikuri Gaon Of every 100 households in Balikuri Gaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balikuri Gaon · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **9% Toilet within the home ****99%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **21% Tap water ****1%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****2%** **16% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****54%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **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 Balikuri Gaon? ■ Balikuri Gaon · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **952 Working population ****38.1%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 37.2% for men and 29.6% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 175 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (14%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 195 (44%) 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 - Bankabhanga1,362 people - Nadiapara1,361 people - Kayakuchi Gaon1,315 people - Kaur Jahi1,185 people - Pathar Chali1,081 people - Sawrachar Pathar1,039 people - Besimari1,032 people - Bardonga1,030 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balikuri Gaon from Barpeta?36 km by road - What is the population of Balikuri Gaon?1,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balikuri Gaon in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balikuri Gaon?33.5% (Census 2011)