# Balichara Grant Pt II Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/balichara-grant-pt-ii/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Balichara Grant Pt II Balichara Grant Pt II is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 335 households**, the 96th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,549people (2011) - 335households - 45.7%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Balichara Grant Pt II PIN code and other codes Balichara Grant Pt II falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBoro Rampur - Community development blockBorkhola - Census village code299151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balichara Grant Pt II 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 II? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balichara Grant Pt II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Town - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Balichara Grant Pt II known for? About 3% of the 164 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 Balichara Grant Pt II Of every 100 households in Balichara Grant Pt II in 2011, 8 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balichara Grant Pt II · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **30% Toilet within the home ****73%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **20% Tap water ****0%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****33%** **37% Television ****6%** **21% Mobile phone ****4%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****74%** **39% Own their home ****6%** **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 II? ■ Balichara Grant Pt II · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1365** **965 Working population ****35.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.2% for men and 36.5% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 306 (55%) · **■** Marginal 222 (40%) 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 - Newbag Bahar F.V.1,585 people - Kalinagar Pt I1,554 people - Chibitabichia Pt VIII1,553 people - Kachipur Pt I1,550 people - Ghagrapar Pt I1,537 people - Chibitabichia Pt IV1,522 people - Bag-O-Bahar T.E.1,508 people - Patheri Gram1,489 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balichara Grant Pt II from Silchar?35 km by road - What is the population of Balichara Grant Pt II?1,549 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balichara Grant Pt II in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balichara Grant Pt II?45.7% (Census 2011)