# Bakalkandi Village, Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/bakalkandi/ Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj # Bakalkandi Bakalkandi is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam, PIN code **788156**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 94 households**, the 183rd largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 546people (2011) - 94households - 67.3%literacy - 788156PIN code ## Bakalkandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakalkandi is 788156.** Bakalkandi falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - PIN code788156 - Gram panchayatAnandapur - Community development blockRamkrishna Nagar - Census village code300656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakalkandi from nearby towns? - Ramkrishna Nagar (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 Bakalkandi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bakalkandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalibari Bazar - ○Degree college5–10 km · R K Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bakalkandi known for? The main crops are **rice, betel nut and banana**. About 37% of the 80 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 Bakalkandi Of every 100 households in Bakalkandi in 2011, 15 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bakalkandi · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **23% Toilet within the home ****100%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **23% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****10%** **30% Television ****9%** **12% Mobile phone ****43%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **52% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bakalkandi? ■ Bakalkandi · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **971 Working population ****36.6%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 57.0% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 66 (33%) 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 Ramkrishna Nagar - Awalala582 people - Srinagar580 people - Basattihal567 people - Dullavcherra T.E. Pt V559 people - Mukamcherra T.E. Pt II543 people - Chinanal541 people - Dakshin Cheragirpachim540 people - Gandhinagar540 people [All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakalkandi?788156 - How far is Bakalkandi from Karimganj?48 km by road - What is the population of Bakalkandi?546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakalkandi in?Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bakalkandi?67.3% (Census 2011)