Village · Sarthebari, Barpeta
# Bamun Paka

Bamun Paka is a village in Sarthebari sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 676 people in 130 households, the 86th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.
- 676 people (2011)
- 130 households
- 60.8% literacy
- 904 females per 1,000 males

## Bamun Paka PIN code and other codes

Bamun Paka falls in Sarthebari sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.
- Community development block Pakabetbari
- Census village code 283260

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

## How far is Bamun Paka from nearby towns?
- Palla, Sarthebari (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Barpeta (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Sarthebari (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bamun Paka?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nasatra
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sarthebari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bamun Paka

Of every 100 households in Bamun Paka in 2011, 2 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamun Paka · ■ Sarthebari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 17%
- Toilet within the home 39% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 36%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 67%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86%
- Use banking services 19% 49%
- Television 9% 10%
- Mobile phone 55% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 26%
- Own their home 95% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bamun Paka?

■ Bamun Paka · ■ Sarthebari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.8% 64.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1122 976
- Working population 29.6% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 47.3% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (32%) · ■ Household industry 86 (43%) · ■ Other work 29 (14%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sarthebari
- Rawly 810 people
- Garartari 767 people
- Maripur 761 people
- Bagana 711 people
- Chagal Chari 658 people
- Kashkuri Gaon 654 people
- Parakuchi Gaon 652 people
- Satra Barala 645 people

All 128 villages in Sarthebari

## Quick answers
- How far is Bamun Paka from Barpeta? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Bamun Paka? 676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamun Paka in? Barpeta district (Sarthebari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bamun Paka? 60.8% (Census 2011)

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