# Barijan Village, Sarupathar, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat 

# Barijan

Barijan is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **400 people in 73 households**, the 183rd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 400people (2011)
- 73households
- 73.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Barijan PIN code and other codes

Barijan falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSilonijan
- Community development blockGolaghat South
- Census village code294966

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

## How far is Barijan from nearby towns?

- Sarupathar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sarupathar (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 Barijan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarupathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarupathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Borpathar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Barijan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and jute**. About 63% of the 27 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 Barijan

Of every 100 households in Barijan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barijan · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**50%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Barijan?

■ Barijan · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**967

Working population ****65.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 62.5% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (40%) · **■** Marginal 157 (60%)

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 Sarupathar

- Kacha Khowa408 people
- Rengma Gaon408 people
- Christian Bosti406 people
- Santipur No.4402 people
- Borhola390 people
- Chakali Pathar388 people
- Holowguri378 people
- Chetonapur373 people

[All 425 villages in Sarupathar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barijan from Golaghat?75 km by road
- What is the population of Barijan?400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barijan in?Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barijan?73.8% (Census 2011)