Village · Helem, Sonitpur
# Banar Gaon

Banar Gaon is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code 784172. The 2011 Census counted 183 people in 32 households, the 169th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.
- 183 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 65.2% literacy
- 784172 PIN code

## Banar Gaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banar Gaon is 784172. Banar Gaon falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.
- PIN code 784172
- Community development block Chaiduar
- Census village code 287132

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banar Gaon from nearby towns?
- Tezpur (district HQ) 136 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banar Gaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Banar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barangabari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banar Gaon known for?

The main crops are paddy and sugar cane.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banar Gaon

Of every 100 households in Banar Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banar Gaon · ■ Helem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 30%
- Toilet within the home 97% 58%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 41%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 79% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 38% 37%
- Television 21% 21%
- Mobile phone 59% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 18%
- Own their home 100% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banar Gaon?

■ Banar Gaon · ■ Helem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 64.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 951
- Working population 54.6% 39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.2% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 61 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Helem
- Anandapur 196 people
- Hantapara 194 people
- Akhoi Phuta 189 people
- Dangtala 189 people
- Delhousi Kachari 183 people
- Deuri Gaon 178 people
- Dhuna Bari 171 people
- Fatia Bari 170 people

All 223 villages in Helem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banar Gaon? 784172
- How far is Banar Gaon from Tezpur? 136 km by road
- What is the population of Banar Gaon? 183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banar Gaon in? Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Banar Gaon? 65.2% (Census 2011)

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