# Barbam Block Village, Dimow, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dimow, Sivasagar 

# Barbam Block

Barbam Block is a village in Dimow sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 43 households**, the 140th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 210people (2011)
- 43households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Barbam Block PIN code and other codes

Barbam Block falls in Dimow sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRopjoti
- Community development blockDemow
- Census village code292548

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

## How far is Barbam Block from nearby towns?

- Dimow (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sivasagar (nearest town)30 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 Barbam Block?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barbam Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Demow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Demow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Barbam Block known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tomato and brinjal**. About 50% of the 94 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 Barbam Block

Of every 100 households in Barbam Block in 2011, 12 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barbam Block · ■ Dimow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**32%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**61%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**85%

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 Barbam Block?

■ Barbam Block · ■ Dimow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1833**

**968

Working population ****32.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 63.3% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 10 (14%) · **■** Marginal 52 (75%)

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 Dimow

- Rajabari N.C.264 people
- Debapur260 people
- Borpathar239 people
- Naharanibam228 people
- Bhekelai208 people
- Rupapur200 people
- Rajabari158 people
- Sapekhati Bam146 people

[All 158 villages in Dimow](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barbam Block from Sivasagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barbam Block?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbam Block in?Sivasagar district (Dimow sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barbam Block?72.5% (Census 2011)