# Balichara Grant Pt I Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/balichara-grant-pt-i/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Balichara Grant Pt I Balichara Grant Pt I is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 128 households**, the 191st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 589people (2011) - 128households - 74.0%literacy - 1,024females per 1,000 males ## Balichara Grant Pt I PIN code and other codes Balichara Grant Pt I falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBoro Rampur G.P - Community development blockBorkhola - Census village code299153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balichara Grant Pt I from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)431 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)35 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 Balichara Grant Pt I? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balichara Grant Pt I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Town - ○Degree college10+ km · Town - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Balichara Grant Pt I Of every 100 households in Balichara Grant Pt I in 2011, 23 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balichara Grant Pt I · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **30% Toilet within the home ****59%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **20% Tap water ****30%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****24%** **37% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****27%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****60%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Balichara Grant Pt I? ■ Balichara Grant Pt I · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214** **965 Working population ****61.1%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 240 (67%) · **■** Marginal 56 (16%) 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 Silchar - Kalinagar Pt II626 people - Bijoypur Grant623 people - Bag-O-Bahar Pt V590 people - Bag-O-Bahar Pt IV589 people - Indragarh Block585 people - Kalibari Grant581 people - Kachari Gaon580 people - Gopinathpur T.E.577 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balichara Grant Pt I from Silchar?35 km by road - What is the population of Balichara Grant Pt I?589 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balichara Grant Pt I in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balichara Grant Pt I?74.0% (Census 2011)