# Barkapan Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/barkapan/ Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Barkapan Barkapan is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,270 people in 444 households**, the 32nd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 2,270people (2011) - 444households - 80.7%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Barkapan PIN code and other codes Barkapan falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockSouth Karimganj - Census village code300274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barkapan from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ)25 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)25 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 Barkapan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Barkapan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nilambazar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nilambazar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Barkapan known for? The main crops are **paddy, bean and cabbagge**. About 51% of the 395 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 Barkapan Of every 100 households in Barkapan in 2011, 18 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barkapan · ■ Nilambazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **19% Toilet within the home ****100%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****30%** **29% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****54%** **38% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **49% Own their home ****98%** **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 Barkapan? ■ Barkapan · ■ Nilambazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1260** **970 Working population ****45.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 76.2% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (12%) · **■** Household industry 35 (3%) · **■** Other work 148 (14%) · **■** Marginal 465 (46%) 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 Nilambazar - Eraligool Pt I2,428 people - Ratanpur Pt II2,395 people - Keutkona Pt II2,326 people - Hizim2,282 people - Baraigram2,109 people - Eraligool Pt III2,105 people - Sekikanishail1,993 people - Fatepur Pt III1,952 people [All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barkapan from Karimganj?25 km by road - What is the population of Barkapan?2,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkapan in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barkapan?80.7% (Census 2011)