# Ballamguri Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/ballamguri/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Ballamguri Ballamguri is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 386 households**, the 24th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,937people (2011) - 386households - 62.7%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Ballamguri PIN code and other codes Ballamguri falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMalaguri - Community development blockKachugaon - Census village code279666 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballamguri from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)60 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)5 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 Ballamguri? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ballamguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gossaigaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Ballamguri known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 53% of the 272 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 Ballamguri Of every 100 households in Ballamguri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ballamguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **15% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****32%** **24% Television ****17%** **12% Mobile phone ****32%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Ballamguri? ■ Ballamguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **948 Working population ****37.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 54.3% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 165 (22%) · **■** Marginal 298 (41%) 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 Gossaigaon - Jonaligaon F V1,999 people - Hashrawbari-II1,970 people - Haoriapet-II1,963 people - Thakurpur1,962 people - Bhomrabil-I1,933 people - Kusumbil F.V.1,847 people - Bollamjhora F V1,798 people - Nabinagar F V1,797 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ballamguri from Kokrajhar?60 km by road - What is the population of Ballamguri?1,937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballamguri in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ballamguri?62.7% (Census 2011)