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About Balijan Village

Balijan is a small village in Kadam tehsil, in the district of Lakhimpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 98 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.73 hectares hectares.

Balijan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Lakhimpur
Tehsil Kadam
Area (hectares) 25.73 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 98
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balijan compares

By the 2011 count Balijan is the 139th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 25.73 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Balijan

The census records public bus service for Balijan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balijan from other places

Balijan lies about 30 km from Lakhimpur, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 3.5 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 Balijan
Nearest railway station Subansiri 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadam 20 km
District headquarters Lakhimpur 30 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 30 km

Villages closest to Balijan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan village had a population of 192. That makes it the 139th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Balijan village has 98 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Balijan covers 25.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balijan falls under Kadam tehsil of Lakhimpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balijan is Subansiri, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balijan.

Balijan is about 30 km from Lakhimpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijan is in Kadam tehsil of Lakhimpur district. Subansiri is about 3.5 km away. Kadam is about 20 km away. Lakhimpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balijan Bangali (under 2 km), Bhimpara Balijan (under 2 km) and Pathalipam 10 7 80 83 33 161 3 (3.0 km).

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

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