# Balapara Pt.-I Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/balapara-pt-i/ Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar # Balapara Pt.-I Balapara Pt.-I is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,265 people in 441 households**, the 4th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,265people (2011) - 441households - 57.1%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Balapara Pt.-I PIN code and other codes Balapara Pt.-I falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatJamuntari - Community development blockGossaigaon - Census village code279978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balapara Pt.-I from nearby towns? - Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 km by road - Sapatgram (nearest town)3 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 Balapara Pt.-I? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balapara Pt.-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sapatgram - ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Balapara Pt.-I known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 33% of the 162 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 Balapara Pt.-I Of every 100 households in Balapara Pt.-I in 2011, 20 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balapara Pt.-I · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **17% Toilet within the home ****26%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****31%** **21% Television ****8%** **11% Mobile phone ****47%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **24% 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 Balapara Pt.-I? ■ Balapara Pt.-I · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **978 Working population ****32.5%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (20%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 141 (19%) · **■** Marginal 121 (16%) 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 Bhowraguri - Tengnarbhita5,495 people - Gossaigaon3,341 people - Panijani Pt.-I2,346 people - Kumguri2,198 people - Tokeamari-II2,178 people - Kachukata2,163 people - Joypur2,123 people [All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balapara Pt.-I from Kokrajhar?40 km by road - What is the population of Balapara Pt.-I?2,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balapara Pt.-I in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balapara Pt.-I?57.1% (Census 2011)