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About Balijan Village

Balijan is a mid sized village in Helem tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 443 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijan village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Helem
Pincode 784172
Area (hectares) 364.24 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 443
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balijan compares

By the 2011 count Balijan is the 53rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 364.24 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Balijan

Balijan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balijan 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 <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 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
Nearest railway station Helem 9.6 km
Nearest town Itanagar 19 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 106 km

Villages closest to Balijan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijan village had a population of 926. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Balijan village has 443 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijan has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Balijan covers 364.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balijan falls under Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balijan is Helem, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balijan.

Balijan 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 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 Ban Gaon (under 2 km), Balijan Chapari (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 today is likely to be higher.

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