# Baluhandar Village, Lanka, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/baluhandar/ Village · Lanka, Nagaon # Baluhandar Baluhandar is a village in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,668 people in 710 households**, the 16th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 3,668people (2011) - 710households - 82.9%literacy - 1,018females per 1,000 males ## Baluhandar PIN code and other codes Baluhandar falls in Lanka sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBaluhandar - Community development blockDhal Pukhuri - Census village code285366 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baluhandar from nearby towns? - Lanka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Nagaon (district HQ)72 km by road - Lanka (nearest town)7 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 Baluhandar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Baluhandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Baluhandar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 600 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 Baluhandar Of every 100 households in Baluhandar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Baluhandar · ■ Lanka rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **24% Toilet within the home ****84%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **30% Tap water ****11%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **30% Television ****28%** **14% Mobile phone ****63%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Baluhandar? ■ Baluhandar · ■ Lanka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **975 Working population ****29.4%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 78.3% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 321 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (8%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 420 (39%) · **■** Marginal 213 (20%) 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 Lanka - Rani Pukhuri3,956 people - Kachari Gaon3,941 people - Udali Gaon3,851 people - Sing Gaon3,798 people - Pipal Pukhuri No.23,646 people - Khring Khring No.13,546 people - F.T.V.No.23,497 people - Barmangsu F.V.3,436 people [All 185 villages in Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baluhandar from Nagaon?72 km by road - What is the population of Baluhandar?3,668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baluhandar in?Nagaon district (Lanka sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Baluhandar?82.9% (Census 2011)