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Balijan

Helem mandal
Pincode 784172
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Balijan is a village in Helem mandal, Biswanath district, Assam, with a population of 926 across 212 households. The village has a relatively high literacy rate of 78.3% and is located at coordinates 26.949°N, 93.498°E.

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LGD code
287036
Pincode
784172
Post office
Barangabari
Population
926
Households
212
Literacy rate
78.3%
Sex ratio
1090 ♀/1000♂
Workers
294
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
27 km
Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
197 km
Distance to Kolkata
711 km
Nearest railway station
Helem · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
NE Homeopathic College and Hospital · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Balijan compares

By population, Balijan ranks #56 of 224 villages in Helem mandal.

Literacy rate
%
78.3%
+22.8% vs mandal average
Balijan
78.3%
Helem mandal
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,090
+110 vs mandal average
Balijan
1,090
Helem mandal
980
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
Balijan
4.4
Helem mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balijan at a glance

Balijan is a village of 926 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Helem block, Biswanath district, Assam, the 56th-largest of 224 villages in Helem block. Literacy is 78%, 23 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Biswanath district centre, 10 km from Helem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 784172, served by Barangabari post office; the LGD village code is 287036. The nearest hospital or health centre is NE Homeopathic College and Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is Not Available, and the village votes in Gohpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sri Utpal Borah. The population is estimated at 1,092 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Balijan

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balijan · this village92678%
Balijan · Phuloni0 km N
Balijan · Kadam19276%0 km N
Balijan · North Lakhimpur1,73354%0 km N
Balijan · Naobaicha1,85847%0 km N
Balijan · Dhemaji14179%0 km N
Balijan · Sissibargaon73477%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balijan

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
Gohpur (TC)
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
114
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
364.24
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Balijan

LGD code
287036
Pincode
784172
Post office
Barangabari
Population (Census 2011)
926
Population (projected 2026)
1,092
Households
212
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1090
Literacy rate
78.3%
Coordinates
26.94922°N, 93.49773°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tezpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gohpur
Member of Parliament
Ranjit Dutta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sri Utpal Borah
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Not Available
Block / Mandal
Helem
Getting there

How to reach Balijan

Mandal centre
Helem · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Biswanath · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dispur (Guwahati)197 kmcapital
  • Kolkata711 km
  • Delhi1612 km
  • Hyderabad1874 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHelem10 km
  • Bus stopPublic bus stand19 km
  • Hospital / PHCNE Homeopathic College and Hospital18 km
  • ATM / bankSBI19 km
  • Petrol pumpHP10 km
  • CollegeAcademic Block31 km
  • Police stationHollongi Police Checkpoint9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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