# Balachari Amguri Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/balachari-amguri/ Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Balachari Amguri Balachari Amguri is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 96 households**, the 127th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 447people (2011) - 96households - 81.9%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Balachari Amguri PIN code and other codes Balachari Amguri falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDaban - Community development blockLakhipur - Census village code282018 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balachari Amguri from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ)30 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town)18 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 Balachari Amguri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balachari Amguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Balachari Amguri known for? The main crops are **paddy, rubber and vegetables**. About 24% of the 163 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 Balachari Amguri Of every 100 households in Balachari Amguri in 2011, 9 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balachari Amguri · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **22% Toilet within the home ****55%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **47% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****6%** **18% Television ****16%** **7% Mobile phone ****38%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Balachari Amguri? ■ Balachari Amguri · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **55.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **964 Working population ****59.7%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 180 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 63 (24%) 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 Lakhipur - Chatabari Pt-II534 people - Mogho Pt-III533 people - Dipkai Pt-I482 people - Tariar Vita473 people - Salpara437 people - Kodamtola430 people - Raichander Char425 people - Rowkhowa Cholakura424 people [All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balachari Amguri from Goalpara?30 km by road - What is the population of Balachari Amguri?447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balachari Amguri in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balachari Amguri?81.9% (Census 2011)