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

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Upper Balijan

Upper Balijan is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 124 households**, the 84th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 679people (2011)
- 124households
- 49.9%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Upper Balijan PIN code and other codes

Upper Balijan falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code287123

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

## How far is Upper Balijan from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)133 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)13 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 Upper Balijan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Upper Balijan 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 Upper Balijan

Of every 100 households in Upper Balijan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Balijan · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Upper Balijan?

■ Upper Balijan · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**951

Working population ****48.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 36.6% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 297 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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

- Kurua Basti709 people
- Nepali Pathar708 people
- Karibil Kachari696 people
- Barhati Guri689 people
- Halem T.E. 305/551 Grant676 people
- Kari Geraj662 people
- Gadharia Pathar661 people
- Padma Pur658 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Balijan from Tezpur?133 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Balijan?679 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Balijan in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Balijan?49.9% (Census 2011)