About Balajan Village

Balajan is a mid sized village in Baghbor tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 485 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balajan village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Baghbor
Pincode	781308
Area (hectares)	232.06 hectares
Population	944
Male Population	485
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balajan compares

By the 2011 count Balajan is the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,250 residents. Its 232.06 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Balajan

Balajan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balajan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balajan from other places

Balajan lies about 16 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Abhayapuri, about 26 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 Balajan
Tehsil headquarters	Baghbor	16 km
District headquarters	Barpeta	16 km
Nearest railway station	Abhayapuri	26 km

Villages closest to Balajan

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

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Common questions about Balajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Balajan village had a population of 944. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,250 residents.

Balajan village has 485 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balajan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Balajan is 781308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balajan covers 232.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balajan falls under Baghbor tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balajan is Abhayapuri, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balajan.

Balajan is about 16 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balajan is in Baghbor tehsil of Barpeta district. Baghbor is about 16 km away. Barpeta is about 16 km away. Abhayapuri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.