# Balijan Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Balijan

Balijan is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784172**. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 212 households**, the 55th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 926people (2011)
- 212households
- 87.5%literacy
- 784172PIN code

## Balijan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balijan is 784172.** Balijan falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- PIN code784172
- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code287036

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

## How far is Balijan from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)114 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)24 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tea and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 364 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

Of every 100 households in Balijan in 2011, 66 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balijan · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**41%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**89%

Use banking services ****73%**

**37%

Television ****47%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balijan?

■ Balijan · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**951

Working population ****31.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 84.9% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (43%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Hatimara944 people
- Gohpur T.E. Pt.Grant 654942 people
- Hatibandhia942 people
- Teton Bari942 people
- Charengia916 people
- Balama Guri905 people
- Goroi Mari903 people
- Hatibandha Pam896 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balijan?784172
- How far is Balijan from Tezpur?114 km by road
- What is the population of Balijan?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijan in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Balijan?87.5% (Census 2011)