# Balarchar Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari 

# Balarchar

Balarchar is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,947 people in 528 households**, the 13th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 2,947people (2011)
- 528households
- 27.9%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Balarchar PIN code and other codes

Balarchar falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKalarchar
- Community development blockBarkhetri
- Census village code303737

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

## How far is Balarchar from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)33 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)33 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 Balarchar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balarchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Bamunbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Balarchar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seeds**. About 35% of the 328 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 Balarchar

Of every 100 households in Balarchar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balarchar · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balarchar?

■ Balarchar · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.9%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**971

Working population ****32.2%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.8% for men and 23.1% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 715 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (8%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 114 (12%)

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 Barkhetri

- No.2.Doulasal3,975 people
- No.1.Kaplabari3,853 people
- Sutarkuchi3,406 people
- Sidalkuchi Lachima3,312 people
- Kalarchar2,906 people
- Sapkata2,776 people
- Dirua2,547 people
- Mulaghata2,529 people

[All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balarchar from Nalbari?33 km by road
- What is the population of Balarchar?2,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarchar in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balarchar?27.9% (Census 2011)