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About Balikuchi Village

Balikuchi is a mid sized village in Goreswar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 284 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781381, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balikuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balikuchi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Goreswar
Pincode 781381
Area (hectares) 64.58 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 284
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balikuchi compares

By the 2011 count Balikuchi is the 108th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 64.58 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Balikuchi

Balikuchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balikuchi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balikuchi from other places

Balikuchi lies about 54 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Khoirabari, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balikuchi
Nearest railway station Khoirabari 13 km
Nearest town Mangaldai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Goreswar 17 km
District headquarters Baksa 54 km

Villages closest to Balikuchi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goreswar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balikuchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balikuchi village had a population of 515. That makes it the 108th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Balikuchi village has 284 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balikuchi has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Balikuchi is 781381. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balikuchi covers 64.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balikuchi falls under Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balikuchi is Khoirabari, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balikuchi.

Balikuchi is about 54 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balikuchi is in Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district. Khoirabari is about 13 km away. Mangaldai is about 16 km away. Goreswar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaikuchi (under 2 km), Saledal (14 km) and Maharipara (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balikuchi today is likely to be higher.

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