# Palchiguri Village, Sarupeta, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarupeta, Baksa 

# Palchiguri

Palchiguri is a village in Sarupeta sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 169 households**, the 26th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 981people (2011)
- 169households
- 55.7%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Palchiguri PIN code and other codes

Palchiguri falls in Sarupeta sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code304193

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

## How far is Palchiguri from nearby towns?

- Sarupeta Of Barpeta District (sub-district HQ)160 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)35 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 Palchiguri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palchiguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Barpeta Road
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Howly
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Palchiguri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 387 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 Palchiguri

Of every 100 households in Palchiguri in 2011, 32 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palchiguri · ■ Sarupeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palchiguri?

■ Palchiguri · ■ Sarupeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**950

Working population ****36.3%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 174 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 142 (40%)

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 Sarupeta

- Khayerbari Pathar1,143 people
- Bhuyapara1,048 people
- Karnachara1,028 people
- Kalmati Pathar981 people
- Sarania981 people
- Pokalagi939 people
- Baghmara754 people
- Ramchartari751 people

[All 54 villages in Sarupeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/sarupeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palchiguri from Mushalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Palchiguri?981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palchiguri in?Baksa district (Sarupeta sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Palchiguri?55.7% (Census 2011)