# Balamia Chawdang Village, Amguri, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/amguri/balamia-chawdang/ Village · Amguri, Sivasagar # Balamia Chawdang Balamia Chawdang is a village in Amguri sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 279 households**, the 49th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,185people (2011) - 279households - 93.8%literacy - 1,029females per 1,000 males ## Balamia Chawdang PIN code and other codes Balamia Chawdang falls in Amguri sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMorabazar - Community development blockGourisagar - Census village code292752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balamia Chawdang from nearby towns? - Sivasagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Amguri (nearest town)9 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 Balamia Chawdang? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Balamia Chawdang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Balamia Chawdang known for? The main crops are **paddy, rabi crops and green tea leaves**. About 56% of the 276 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 Balamia Chawdang Of every 100 households in Balamia Chawdang in 2011, 64 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balamia Chawdang · ■ Amguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **53% Toilet within the home ****85%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **17% Tap water ****2%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **78% Use banking services ****69%** **55% Television ****48%** **39% Mobile phone ****50%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****12%** **12% Own their home ****98%** **82% 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 Balamia Chawdang? ■ Balamia Chawdang · ■ Amguri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **963 Working population ****35.5%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 91.8% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 69 (16%) · **■** Marginal 328 (78%) 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 Amguri - Bharaluwa1,218 people - Baruah Pukhuri Chah1,216 people - Jaradhara1,188 people - Mantania1,186 people - Khanikor1,179 people - Dhepor Mridongia1,172 people - Ganak1,162 people - Chetia Changmai1,108 people [All 111 villages in Amguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/amguri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balamia Chawdang from Sivasagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Balamia Chawdang?1,185 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balamia Chawdang in?Sivasagar district (Amguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balamia Chawdang?93.8% (Census 2011)