# Old Bagbahar Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silchar, Cachar 

# Old Bagbahar

Old Bagbahar is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam, PIN code **788113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 271 households**, the 123rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 271households
- 82.4%literacy
- 788113PIN code

## Old Bagbahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Old Bagbahar is 788113.** Old Bagbahar falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- PIN code788113
- Gram panchayatBagbahar G.P
- Community development blockBarjalenga
- Census village code299366

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

## How far is Old Bagbahar from nearby towns?

- Silchar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)40 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 Old Bagbahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Silchar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikuma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Old Bagbahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 25% of the 179 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 Old Bagbahar

Of every 100 households in Old Bagbahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Old Bagbahar · ■ Silchar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Old Bagbahar?

■ Old Bagbahar · ■ Silchar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**965

Working population ****51.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 74.4% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 360 (57%)

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

- Rangpur Pt III1,254 people
- Chibitabichia Pt VI1,232 people
- Purandarpur1,223 people
- Bor Jalenga Pt X1,220 people
- Bariknagar Pt I1,209 people
- Menipur Pt I1,207 people
- Bajantipur Pt I1,191 people
- Bijoypur1,159 people

[All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Old Bagbahar?788113
- How far is Old Bagbahar from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Old Bagbahar?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Old Bagbahar in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Old Bagbahar?82.4% (Census 2011)