# Balipota Village, Kalaigaon, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/kalaigaon/balipota/ Village · Kalaigaon, Darrang # Balipota Balipota is a village in Kalaigaon sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,670 people in 388 households**, the 1st largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 1,670people (2011) - 388households - 75.3%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Balipota PIN code and other codes Balipota falls in Kalaigaon sub-district, Darrang district, Assam. - Gram panchayatLakhimpur - Community development blockKalaigaon - Census village code305111 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balipota from nearby towns? - Mangaldoi (district HQ)20 km by road - Mangaldoi (nearest town)6 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 Balipota? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balipota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Deomornoi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhergaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Balipota known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and ground nut**. Products made here include bamboo products, wooden products, candle, bamboo craft and cane chair. About 57% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Balipota Of every 100 households in Balipota in 2011, 17 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balipota · ■ Kalaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **26% Toilet within the home ****58%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **48% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****28%** **48% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****44%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Balipota? ■ Balipota · ■ Kalaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **84.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **1041 Working population ****50.4%** **38.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 69.9% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 431 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (9%) · **■** Marginal 314 (37%) 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 Kalaigaon - Udmari1,498 people - Dakhin Bokrajhar1,331 people - Samala Khat1,300 people - Jabari Kuchi1,257 people [All 25 villages in Kalaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/kalaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balipota from Mangaldoi?20 km by road - What is the population of Balipota?1,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balipota in?Darrang district (Kalaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balipota?75.3% (Census 2011)