# Balikatia Village, Dhing, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhing, Nagaon 

# Balikatia

Balikatia is a village in Dhing sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782122**. The 2011 Census counted **5,768 people in 1,058 households**, the 2nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 5,768people (2011)
- 1,058households
- 52.2%literacy
- 782122PIN code

## Balikatia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balikatia is 782122.** Balikatia falls in Dhing sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.

- PIN code782122
- Community development blockJuria
- Census village code284635

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

## What facilities are there in Balikatia?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Balikatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Doomdomia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhing
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Balikatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 70% of the 224 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 Balikatia

Of every 100 households in Balikatia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balikatia · ■ Dhing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

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 Balikatia?

■ Balikatia · ■ Dhing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**950

Working population ****31.3%**

**28.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 49.6% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 450 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 480 (27%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 200 (11%) · **■** Marginal 652 (36%)

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 Dhing

- Dhania Bheti Gaon7,201 people
- Jamuguri5,557 people
- Gayan Gaon5,472 people
- Bechamari5,405 people
- Langia Gaon5,373 people

[All 101 villages in Dhing](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/dhing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balikatia?782122
- What is the population of Balikatia?5,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balikatia in?Nagaon district (Dhing sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balikatia?52.2% (Census 2011)