# Dakshin Balaigaon Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam)

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Dakshin Balaigaon

Dakshin Balaigaon is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 10 households**, the 196th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 52people (2011)
- 10households
- 4.9%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Dakshin Balaigaon PIN code and other codes

Dakshin Balaigaon falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDengarbond
- Community development blockLowairpoa
- Census village code300548

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

## How far is Dakshin Balaigaon from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)48 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)48 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 Dakshin Balaigaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dakshin Balaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sonakhira
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonakhira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Dakshin Balaigaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Balaigaon

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

■ Dakshin Balaigaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Dakshin Balaigaon?

■ Dakshin Balaigaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****4.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4500**

**969

Working population ****50.0%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 8.7% for men and 0.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (92%)

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 Patharkandi

- Tilbhum Forest113 people
- Purbo Katabari92 people
- Dumabaroi84 people
- Latitilla68 people
- Krishna Mantri Gaon44 people
- Kamarbond10 people
- Akaidum9 people

[All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakshin Balaigaon from Karimganj?48 km by road
- What is the population of Dakshin Balaigaon?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Balaigaon in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Balaigaon?4.9% (Census 2011)