# Balijan Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/balijan-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Balijan Gaon Balijan Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784172**. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 156 households**, the 204th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 765people (2011) - 156households - 71.1%literacy - 784172PIN code ## Balijan Gaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balijan Gaon is 784172.** Balijan Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - PIN code784172 - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285824 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balijan Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)155 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)52 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)15 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 Balijan Gaon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balijan Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singri - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balijan Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea and vegetables**. About 50% of the 170 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 Balijan Gaon Of every 100 households in Balijan Gaon in 2011, 21 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balijan Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **20% Toilet within the home ****72%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****41%** **35% Television ****20%** **18% Mobile phone ****45%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Balijan Gaon? ■ Balijan Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **970 Working population ****38.3%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 63.8% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 128 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (22%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 65 (22%) 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 Dhekiajuli - Pabhamari No.1775 people - Meghaiati Gaon773 people - Gabharupar Gaon769 people - Baghmara Gaon765 people - Dighaljuli Gaon765 people - No.2 Oriontali Gaon765 people - No.5 Tinikhoria760 people - Baligaon Bangali750 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balijan Gaon?784172 - How far is Balijan Gaon from Tezpur?52 km by road - What is the population of Balijan Gaon?765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balijan Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balijan Gaon?71.1% (Census 2011)