# Balapara Village, Sidli, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidli, Chirang 

# Balapara

Balapara is a village in Sidli sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 101 households**, the 98th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 481people (2011)
- 101households
- 39.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Balapara PIN code and other codes

Balapara falls in Sidli sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatShymathibari
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301935

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

## How far is Balapara from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)20 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 Balapara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kashikotra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basugaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Balapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and vegetable**. About 51% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balapara

Of every 100 households in Balapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapara · ■ Sidli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balapara?

■ Balapara · ■ Sidli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**966

Working population ****51.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 27.9% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 241 (98%)

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 Sidli

- Palashbari530 people
- Sidli523 people
- Bardangi FV515 people
- Bhurbasti FB489 people
- Amguri479 people
- Bherbhery478 people
- Kakragaon469 people
- Syamthaibari468 people

[All 135 villages in Sidli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/sidli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balapara?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapara in?Chirang district (Sidli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balapara?39.5% (Census 2011)