# Bhalakhowa Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Bhalakhowa

Bhalakhowa is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 26 households**, the 148th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 136people (2011)
- 26households
- 86.0%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Bhalakhowa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDakhin Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303286

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

## How far is Bhalakhowa from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)40 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 Bhalakhowa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalakhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muduki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Bhalakhowa known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seeds**. About 19% of the 41 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 Bhalakhowa

Of every 100 households in Bhalakhowa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhalakhowa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****4%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Bhalakhowa?

■ Bhalakhowa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**941

Working population ****25.7%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 81.4% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (14%) · **■** Other work 10 (29%)

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

- Balahpur150 people
- Kalapani No.2144 people
- Betlanchi N.C.141 people
- Mallartari138 people
- Garbhanga F.V.131 people
- Kanthang Paham N.C.129 people
- Jimirigaon N.C.123 people
- Garubanda F.V.120 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalakhowa from Amingaon?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalakhowa?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalakhowa in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalakhowa?86.0% (Census 2011)