# Balikandi Grant Village, Hailakandi, Hailakandi (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/balikandi-grant/ Village · Hailakandi, Hailakandi # Balikandi Grant Balikandi Grant is a village in Hailakandi sub-district of Hailakandi district, Assam, PIN code **788152**. The 2011 Census counted **2,260 people in 468 households**, the 21st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 2,260people (2011) - 468households - 40.3%literacy - 788152PIN code ## Balikandi Grant PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balikandi Grant is 788152.** Balikandi Grant falls in Hailakandi sub-district, Hailakandi district, Assam. - PIN code788152 - Gram panchayatSerispur - Community development blockHailakandi - Census village code300989 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balikandi Grant from nearby towns? - Hailakandi (sub-district HQ)340 km by road - Hailakandi (district HQ)9 km by road - Hailakandi (nearest town)9 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 Balikandi Grant? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balikandi Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Hailakandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hailakandi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 12 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 Balikandi Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea leaves and vegetable**. About 76% of the 517 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 Balikandi Grant Of every 100 households in Balikandi Grant in 2011, 4 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balikandi Grant · ■ Hailakandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **40% Toilet within the home ****100%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **8% Tap water ****2%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****69%** **73% Television ****2%** **10% Mobile phone ****14%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****68%** **44% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Balikandi Grant? ■ Balikandi Grant · ■ Hailakandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **942 Working population ****27.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.3% for men and 33.6% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (11%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 284 (46%) · **■** Marginal 167 (27%) 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 Hailakandi - Chandpur2,446 people - Purba-Sonapur2,328 people - Narainpur Pt III2,311 people - Bahadurpur Pt II2,271 people - Ratanpur Pt II2,250 people - Bhajantipur Pt II2,230 people - Ujankupa Pt III2,168 people - Ujankupa Pt I2,165 people [All 64 villages in Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balikandi Grant?788152 - How far is Balikandi Grant from Hailakandi?9 km by road - What is the population of Balikandi Grant?2,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balikandi Grant in?Hailakandi district (Hailakandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balikandi Grant?40.3% (Census 2011)