# Balama Guri Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Balama Guri

Balama Guri is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 212 households**, the 57th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 905people (2011)
- 212households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Balama Guri PIN code and other codes

Balama Guri falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code286973

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

## How far is Balama Guri from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)119 km by road
- Gohpur (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 Balama Guri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Balama Guri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Balama Guri

Of every 100 households in Balama Guri in 2011, 47 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balama Guri · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****57%**

**37%

Television ****36%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

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 Balama Guri?

■ Balama Guri · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**951

Working population ****32.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (60%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Helem

- Hatibandhia942 people
- Teton Bari942 people
- Balijan926 people
- Charengia916 people
- Goroi Mari903 people
- Hatibandha Pam896 people
- Ganu Gaon884 people
- Dufflagarh 638/374883 people

[All 223 villages in Helem](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balama Guri from Tezpur?119 km by road
- What is the population of Balama Guri?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balama Guri in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balama Guri?84.6% (Census 2011)