# Bakala Village, Sarthebari, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarthebari, Barpeta 

# Bakala

Bakala is a village in Sarthebari sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 82 households**, the 108th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 371people (2011)
- 82households
- 83.4%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Bakala PIN code and other codes

Bakala falls in Sarthebari sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Community development blockBarpeta
- Census village code283217

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

## How far is Bakala from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sarthebari (nearest town)18 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 Bakala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fingua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pathsala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Bakala

Of every 100 households in Bakala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bakala · ■ Sarthebari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****76%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bakala?

■ Bakala · ■ Sarthebari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**976

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 33 (31%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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 Sarthebari

- Bhera Gaon414 people
- Kaldi Pathar407 people
- Kashkuri Pathar402 people
- Potlarkur376 people
- Kashkuri Pam334 people
- Parakuchi Pam333 people
- Amda Pathar296 people
- Kharia281 people

[All 128 villages in Sarthebari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/sarthebari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakala from Barpeta?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bakala?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakala in?Barpeta district (Sarthebari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bakala?83.4% (Census 2011)