Village · Katigora, Cachar
# Baleswarpur Gnt

Baleswarpur Gnt is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,544 people in 374 households, the 76th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 1,544 people (2011)
- 374 households
- 69.4% literacy
- 1,003 females per 1,000 males

## Baleswarpur Gnt PIN code and other codes

Baleswarpur Gnt falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Kushirkul
- Community development block Kalain
- Census village code 298994

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Baleswarpur Gnt from nearby towns?
- Katigora (sub-district HQ) 350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Baleswarpur Gnt?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baleswarpur Gnt; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kushirkul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kalain
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srikona
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baleswarpur Gnt known for?

About 24% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Baleswarpur Gnt

Of every 100 households in Baleswarpur Gnt in 2011, 28 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baleswarpur Gnt · ■ Katigora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 27%
- Toilet within the home 53% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 12%
- Tap water 38% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 92%
- Use banking services 47% 39%
- Television 22% 13%
- Mobile phone 40% 41%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 47% 44%
- Own their home 58% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Baleswarpur Gnt?

■ Baleswarpur Gnt · ■ Katigora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1090 943
- Working population 45.5% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 584 (83%) · ■ Marginal 103 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Katigora
- Lakhipur Pt II 1,572 people
- Craigpark Bagicha 1,560 people
- Kunapara Grant 1,558 people
- Buribali Pt III 1,556 people
- Bhatt Gram 1,544 people
- Baraitoli Pt I 1,534 people
- Hari Nagar Pt I 1,517 people
- Saraspur 1,508 people

All 221 villages in Katigora

## Quick answers
- How far is Baleswarpur Gnt from Silchar? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Baleswarpur Gnt? 1,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baleswarpur Gnt in? Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Baleswarpur Gnt? 69.4% (Census 2011)

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