Village · Kadam, Lakhimpur
# Balijan

Balijan is a village in Kadam sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 192 people in 41 households, the 139th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.
- 192 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 84.8% literacy
- 959 females per 1,000 males

## Balijan PIN code and other codes

Balijan falls in Kadam sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Boginadi
- Community development block Boginadi
- Census village code 287943

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Balijan from nearby towns?
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 19 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Balijan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Boginadi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhimpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Dhemaji
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Balijan

Of every 100 households in Balijan in 2011, 24 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Balijan · ■ Kadam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 19%
- Toilet within the home 67% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 33% 61%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 92%
- Use banking services 45% 37%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 19% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 21%
- Own their home 100% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Balijan?

■ Balijan · ■ Kadam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 71.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 986
- Working population 54.7% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 89 (85%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 15 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kadam
- Bihuapam Karokoni 255 people
- Katari Chapari No.2 217 people
- Mori Dirgha 210 people
- Uriumguri 210 people
- Singi Doloni 165 people
- Purana Parghat 160 people
- Kadambasti 146 people
- Salikipara N.C. 94 people

All 155 villages in Kadam

## Quick answers
- How far is Balijan from North Lakhimpur? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Balijan? 192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijan in? Lakhimpur district (Kadam sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balijan? 84.8% (Census 2011)

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