# Bongaon Village, Baganpara, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baganpara, Baksa 

# Bongaon

Bongaon is a village in Baganpara sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,281 people in 256 households**, the 23rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,281people (2011)
- 256households
- 66.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Bongaon PIN code and other codes

Bongaon falls in Baganpara sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBaganpara G.P.
- Community development blockDhamdhama
- Census village code304580

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bongaon from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bongaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nikasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barama
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bongaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and rabi crops**. About 88% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bongaon

Of every 100 households in Bongaon in 2011, 10 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bongaon · ■ Baganpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****46%**

**29%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bongaon?

■ Bongaon · ■ Baganpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**951

Working population ****40.7%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (13%) · **■** Marginal 214 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baganpara

- Kadamtola1,565 people
- Nichilamari1,381 people
- Monipur1,370 people
- Polokata1,283 people
- Khairani1,231 people
- Subankhata NC1,210 people
- Amingaon1,186 people
- Jartaluk1,178 people

[All 44 villages in Baganpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baganpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bongaon?1,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongaon in?Baksa district (Baganpara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bongaon?66.2% (Census 2011)