# Balachari Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Balachari

Balachari is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 158 households**, the 96th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 783people (2011)
- 158households
- 87.5%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Balachari PIN code and other codes

Balachari falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDadan
- Community development blockLakhipur
- Census village code282021

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

## How far is Balachari from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)32 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)16 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balachari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 school5–10 km · Baida
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baida
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and rubber**. About 32% of the 335 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

Of every 100 households in Balachari in 2011, 26 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balachari · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**18%

Television ****31%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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?

■ Balachari · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**964

Working population ****35.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.4% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 100 (36%)

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-I821 people
- Haruaphuta790 people
- Balaikhamar785 people
- Chatoudmari784 people
- Sardarvita780 people
- Besarkona778 people
- Hatogaon Pt-I777 people
- Bhalukmari771 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balachari from Goalpara?32 km by road
- What is the population of Balachari?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balachari in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balachari?87.5% (Census 2011)