# Balijan No.2 Village, Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh (Assam)

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Village · Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh 

# Balijan No.2

Balijan No.2 is a village in Naharkatiya sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 195 households**, the 50th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 972people (2011)
- 195households
- 76.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Balijan No.2 PIN code and other codes

Balijan No.2 falls in Naharkatiya sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNigam
- Community development blockJoypur
- Census village code292377

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

## How far is Balijan No.2 from nearby towns?

- Naharkatiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dibrugarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Naharkatiya (nearest town)3 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 Balijan No.2?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balijan No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naharkatia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baghmora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Balijan No.2 known for?

About 48% of the 111 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 Balijan No.2

Of every 100 households in Balijan No.2 in 2011, 47 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balijan No.2 · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**20%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****83%**

**77%

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 Balijan No.2?

■ Balijan No.2 · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**977

Working population ****42.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 66.9% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (16%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 222 (54%) · **■** Marginal 106 (26%)

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 Naharkatiya

- Kawaimari Gaon1,036 people
- Nigam Gaon1,018 people
- Baghmora Gaon980 people
- Balipara973 people
- Chaikya Gaon965 people
- Duwara Pather Gaon951 people
- Gariabam Gaon923 people
- Harishpur Chah Bagicha904 people

[All 185 villages in Naharkatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balijan No.2 from Dibrugarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balijan No.2?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijan No.2 in?Dibrugarh district (Naharkatiya sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balijan No.2?76.2% (Census 2011)