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About Balaikhamar Village

Balaikhamar is a mid sized village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 404 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.27 hectares hectares.

Balaikhamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaikhamar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 121.27 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 404
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaikhamar compares

By the 2011 count Balaikhamar is the 85th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents. Its 121.27 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Balaikhamar

Balaikhamar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balaikhamar 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 Balaikhamar from other places

Balaikhamar lies about 49 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Bagribari, about 2.3 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 Balaikhamar
Nearest railway station Bagribari 2.3 km
Nearest town Bilāsipāra 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 27 km
District headquarters Goalpara 49 km

Villages closest to Balaikhamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaikhamar village had a population of 785. That makes it the 85th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,156 residents.

Balaikhamar village has 404 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaikhamar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Balaikhamar covers 121.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaikhamar falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balaikhamar is Bagribari, about 2.3 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 Balaikhamar.

Balaikhamar is about 49 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaikhamar is in Lakhipur tehsil of Goalpara district. Bagribari is about 2.3 km away. Bilāsipāra is about 9.9 km away. Lakhipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satsia Khamar (under 2 km), Salpara (21 km) and Chunari Char (24 km).

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

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