# Balkal Asim Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Balkal Asim

Balkal Asim is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 46 households**, the 45th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 306people (2011)
- 46households
- 92.7%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Balkal Asim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkal Asim is 793002.** Balkal Asim falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276104

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

## How far is Balkal Asim from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)28 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)28 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 Balkal Asim?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balkal Asim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balkal Asim

Of every 100 households in Balkal Asim in 2011, 100 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Balkal Asim · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**27%

Tap water ****40%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**17%

Television ****30%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Balkal Asim?

■ Balkal Asim · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**946

Working population ****60.5%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 87.5% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (37%) · **■** Marginal 99 (54%)

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 Baghmara

- Jaksongram312 people
- Dasanggre311 people
- Badri Watregittim307 people
- Siju Asakbanda307 people
- Dubagre304 people
- Rasinagre302 people
- Banajuri288 people
- Chambil Baniagre288 people

[All 172 villages in Baghmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkal Asim?793002
- How far is Balkal Asim from Baghmara?28 km by road
- What is the population of Balkal Asim?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkal Asim in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balkal Asim?92.7% (Census 2011)