# Balahpur Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Balahpur

Balahpur is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 40 households**, the 144th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 150people (2011)
- 40households
- 80.9%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Balahpur PIN code and other codes

Balahpur falls in Palasbari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRani Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303308

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

## How far is Balahpur from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)28 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)13 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 Balahpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barihat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Balahpur known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seeds**. Products made here include bamboo craft, bamboo craft and textile. About 86% of the 98 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 Balahpur

Of every 100 households in Balahpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balahpur · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**75%

Use banking services ****12%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

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 Balahpur?

■ Balahpur · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**941

Working population ****38.7%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (12%) · **■** Other work 7 (12%) · **■** Marginal 24 (41%)

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 Palasbari

- Galiya F.V.170 people
- Amring168 people
- Jara Sal F.V.161 people
- Bashimari F.V.151 people
- Kalapani No.2144 people
- Betlanchi N.C.141 people
- Mallartari138 people
- Bhalakhowa136 people

[All 194 villages in Palasbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/palasbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balahpur from Amingaon?28 km by road
- What is the population of Balahpur?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahpur in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balahpur?80.9% (Census 2011)