# Balighat Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/balighat/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Balighat Balighat is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,765 people in 618 households**, the 40th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,765people (2011) - 618households - 85.7%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Balighat PIN code and other codes Balighat falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKumarpar/Nizzoynogar - Community development blockSalchapra - Census village code299210 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balighat from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)404 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)8 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)8 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 Balighat? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Balighat; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school10+ km · Silchar - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Balighat known for? About 57% of the 63 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 Balighat Of every 100 households in Balighat in 2011, 59 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balighat · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **30% Toilet within the home ****90%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **20% Tap water ****63%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **90% Use banking services ****65%** **37% Television ****54%** **21% Mobile phone ****56%** **37% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **39% Own their home ****78%** **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 Balighat? ■ Balighat · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **965 Working population ****30.0%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.9% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 737 (89%) · **■** Marginal 63 (8%) 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 - Barsangan Grant2,858 people - Bor Jalenga Grant2,784 people - Chandranath Pur2,781 people - Ambicapur Pt XI2,778 people - Rongpur Pt I2,743 people - Dudhpatil Pt IV2,717 people - Bhairab Nagar2,703 people - Rakhal Khaler Par Pt I2,682 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balighat from Silchar?8 km by road - What is the population of Balighat?2,765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balighat in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balighat?85.7% (Census 2011)