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Balijan

Na-Duar mandal
Pincode 784175
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Angkana Saikia Das
Contact: 84****5819
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LGD code
286462
Pincode
784175
Post office
Sootea
Population
303
Households
67
Literacy rate
64.7%
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000♂
Workers
168
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
113 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 #65 of 91 villages in Na-Duar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.7%
+9.7% vs mandal average
Balijan
64.7%
Na-Duar mandal
55.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+42 vs mandal average
Balijan
1,007
Na-Duar mandal
965
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
Balijan
4.5
Na-Duar mandal
4.9

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

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Balijan at a glance

Balijan is a village of 303 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Na-Duar block, Biswanath district, Assam, the 65th-largest of 91 villages in Na-Duar block. Literacy is 65%, 10 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,007 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 784175, served by Sootea post office; the LGD village code is 286462. The nearest hospital or health centre is NE Homeopathic College and Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is Angkana Saikia Das, and the village votes in Raha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sashi Kanta Das. The population is estimated at 357 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Uttar Sootea

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balijan · this village30365%
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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
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
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
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
Biswanath Chariali (TC)
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SOOTEA NO. 5
Total area (ha)
46.16
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
286462
Pincode
784175
Post office
Sootea
Population (Census 2011)
303
Population (projected 2026)
357
Households
67
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1007
Literacy rate
64.7%
Coordinates
26.94922°N, 93.49773°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nawgong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raha
Member of Parliament
Pradyut Bordoloi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sashi Kanta Das
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Angkana Saikia Das
Block / Mandal
Na-Duar
Nearest railway station
Jamunamukh (119.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Balijan

Mandal centre
Na-Duar · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 52 min by car · 4 h 36 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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