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About Balijan Chapari Village

Balijan Chapari is a small village in Helem tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 32 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijan Chapari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan Chapari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Helem
Pincode 784172
Area (hectares) 137.75 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 32
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balijan Chapari compares

By the 2011 count Balijan Chapari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 137.75 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Balijan Chapari

Balijan Chapari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balijan Chapari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balijan Chapari from other places

Balijan Chapari lies about 106 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Helem, about 9.6 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 Chapari
Nearest railway station Helem 9.6 km
Nearest town Itanagar 19 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 106 km

Villages closest to Balijan Chapari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan Chapari village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Balijan Chapari village has 32 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan Chapari has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Balijan Chapari is 784172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijan Chapari covers 137.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balijan Chapari falls under Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balijan Chapari is Helem, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Balijan Chapari is about 106 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijan Chapari is in Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district. Helem is about 9.6 km away. Itanagar is about 19 km away. Sonitpur is about 106 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 (under 2 km), Balijan Ban Gaon (under 2 km) and Balijan Mazdur (under 2 km).

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

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