# Balijan Kachari Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/balijan-kachari/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Balijan Kachari Balijan Kachari is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784172**. The 2011 Census counted **1,196 people in 262 households**, the 121st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,196people (2011) - 262households - 59.9%literacy - 784172PIN code ## Balijan Kachari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balijan Kachari is 784172.** Balijan Kachari falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - PIN code784172 - Gram panchayatDhalguri - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285811 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balijan Kachari from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)53 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)16 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 Kachari? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balijan Kachari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kachari known for? The main crops are **paddy and green tea leaf**. About 45% of the 194 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 Kachari Of every 100 households in Balijan Kachari in 2011, 12 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balijan Kachari · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **20% Toilet within the home ****44%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****37%** **35% Television ****11%** **18% Mobile phone ****26%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kachari? ■ Balijan Kachari · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **970 Working population ****40.2%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 53.0% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (35%) · **■** Marginal 44 (9%) 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 - No.2 Narayanpur Bagan1,208 people - Chapai Bali Gaon1,207 people - Chirajuli Gaon1,204 people - Padum Pukhuri Gaon1,202 people - Bagari Bari Gaon1,193 people - Nij Bargaon1,192 people - Bher Gaon1,189 people - No.2 Bamun Pukuri1,177 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balijan Kachari?784172 - How far is Balijan Kachari from Tezpur?53 km by road - What is the population of Balijan Kachari?1,196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balijan Kachari in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Balijan Kachari?59.9% (Census 2011)