Village · Jamiri, West Kameng
# Buragaon

Buragaon is a village in Jamiri sub-district of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 490 people in 70 households, the 4th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.
- 490 people (2011)
- 70 households
- 73.7% literacy
- 1,085 females per 1,000 males

## Buragaon PIN code and other codes

Buragaon falls in Jamiri sub-district, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Singchung
- Census village code 261835

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Buragaon from nearby towns?
- Jamiri (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Bomdila (district HQ) 73 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Buragaon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Buragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rupa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Buragaon known for?

The main crops are colocosia, local bean and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Buragaon

Of every 100 households in Buragaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Buragaon · ■ Jamiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 75%
- Toilet within the home 45% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 48%
- Tap water 97% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 84%
- Use banking services 54% 29%
- Television 39% 30%
- Mobile phone 33% 24%
- Computer with internet 3% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 22% 6%
- None of these assets 38% 48%
- Own their home 91% 55%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Buragaon?

■ Buragaon · ■ Jamiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.7% 66.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1085 482
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 990
- Working population 52.0% 66.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 154 (60%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 81 (32%) · ■ Marginal 19 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jamiri
- Kimi Village 1,327 people
- Khupi Model Village 774 people
- Maraka 717 people
- Gohainthan 391 people
- Jamiri Point 274 people
- Dedza 225 people
- Jamiri H.Q. 207 people

All 13 villages in Jamiri

## Quick answers
- How far is Buragaon from Bomdila? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Buragaon? 490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buragaon in? West Kameng district (Jamiri sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Buragaon? 73.7% (Census 2011)

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