Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur
# Bagalijan

Bagalijan is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,779 people in 338 households, the 26th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 1,779 people (2011)
- 338 households
- 79.5% literacy
- 921 females per 1,000 males

## Bagalijan PIN code and other codes

Bagalijan falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Bagalijan
- Community development block Lakhimpur
- Census village code 288100

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

## How far is Bagalijan from nearby towns?
- North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 6 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bagalijan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bagalijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khelmati
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khelmati
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 7 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bagalijan known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bagalijan

Of every 100 households in Bagalijan in 2011, 42 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bagalijan · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 33%
- Toilet within the home 76% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 46%
- Tap water 8% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 81%
- Use banking services 47% 50%
- Television 26% 25%
- Mobile phone 56% 41%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 15% 17%
- Own their home 99% 93%

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

## What is the population of Bagalijan?

■ Bagalijan · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 956
- Working population 32.4% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 73.0% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 11 (2%) · ■ Other work 273 (47%) · ■ Marginal 188 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in North Lakhimpur
- Borhamukh N.C. 1,917 people
- Cherapbhati 1,914 people
- Chandmari 1,871 people
- Ligiramukh 1,817 people
- Balijan 1,733 people
- Dafalakata N.C. 1,677 people
- Ajaraguri 1,643 people
- Dhakua Khania 1,579 people

All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Bagalijan from North Lakhimpur? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Bagalijan? 1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagalijan in? Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bagalijan? 79.5% (Census 2011)

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