# Balapara Saljhar Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Balapara Saljhar

Balapara Saljhar is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **92 people in 15 households**, the 92nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 92people (2011)
- 15households
- 84.5%literacy
- 769females per 1,000 males

## Balapara Saljhar PIN code and other codes

Balapara Saljhar falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279976

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

## How far is Balapara Saljhar from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)14 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 Saljhar?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sapatgram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Saljhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 2% of the 61 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 Saljhar

Of every 100 households in Balapara Saljhar in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapara Saljhar · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**21%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**24%

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 Balapara Saljhar?

■ Balapara Saljhar · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**978

Working population ****39.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.7% for women. 67% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 36 (100%)

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

- Ai-Bhandar Pt.-I107 people
- Daimaguri Pt.-I106 people
- Khangkhuraibari Pt.-II98 people
- Gendabil Pt.-I96 people
- Fulkumari Pt.-I61 people

[All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balapara Saljhar from Kokrajhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balapara Saljhar?92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapara Saljhar in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balapara Saljhar?84.5% (Census 2011)