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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DAMBARU BORAH
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- LGD code
- 286973
- Pincode
- 784172
- Post office
- Barangabari
- Population
- 905
- Households
- 212
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 290
Census 2011 · in context
How Balama Guri compares
By population, Balama Guri ranks #58 of 224 villages in Helem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.7%
+20.2% vs mandal average
Balama Guri75.7%
Helem mandal55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+63 vs mandal average
Balama Guri1,043
Helem mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
Balama Guri4.3
Helem mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balama Guri at a glance
Balama Guri is a village of 905 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Helem block, Biswanath district, Assam, the 58th-largest of 224 villages in Helem block. Literacy is 76%, 20 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784172, served by Barangabari post office; the LGD village code is 286973. The sarpanch is DAMBARU BORAH, and the village votes in Gohpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sri Utpal Borah. The population is estimated at 1,067 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balama Guri · this village | 905 | 76% | — |
| Amaguri · Helem | 1,520 | 68% | — |
| Am-Tola · Helem | 1,406 | 81% | — |
| Ghahi Gaon · Helem | 1,006 | 67% | — |
| Sonari Paria · Helem | 781 | 73% | — |
| Am-Tola Bori · Helem | 718 | 52% | — |
| Halema Guri · Helem | 550 | 79% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balama Guri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 99
- Power hours (winter)
- 99
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Gohpur (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 119
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 163.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balama Guri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balama Guri
- LGD code
- 286973
- Pincode
- 784172
- Post office
- Barangabari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 905
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,067
- Households
- 212
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 75.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tezpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gohpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ranjit Dutta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sri Utpal Borah
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DAMBARU BORAH
- Block / Mandal
- Helem
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784172
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balama Guri
Other villages in Helem mandal
View all 60+ →- Halem T.E. 270/442 Grant
- Brahmajan T.E.Grant 409/752(2)
- Dufflagarh T.E.Grant638/374(5)
- Brahmajan T.E.Grant 409/752(3)
- Purup Bari T.E. W.L.A. 28
- Kalany T.E.
- Kekurijan
- Chandamari Bangali
- Karibil Nepali
- Dufflagarh T.E.Grant638/374(2)
- Missa Mari
- Balijan Ban Gaon
- Gadharia Basti
- Jalukbari
- Uttar Kari Bil
- Amaguri
- Nirmala T.E 407/752 (2)
- Rangalial
- Dipara Pukhuri
- Noloni Bari
- Am-Tola
- Baranga Bari
- Hukajan
- Boroi P.K. No.2
- Amjarani
- Na-Daini Gaon
- Boroi T.E. 231/378 Grant (2)
- Amlokhi Dalani
- Na-Pamua
- Dathkola
- Kari Bil Bongali
- Gohpur T.E. Grant 386
- No.2 Bortamuli
- Brahmajan
- Bali Gaon
- Gohpur T.E. Grant 693
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)