Village · Sarthebari, Barpeta
# Parakuchi Gaon

Parakuchi Gaon is a village in Sarthebari sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 652 people in 139 households, the 89th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.
- 652 people (2011)
- 139 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 821 females per 1,000 males

## Parakuchi Gaon PIN code and other codes

Parakuchi Gaon falls in Sarthebari sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.
- Community development block Barpeta
- Census village code 283265

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

## How far is Parakuchi Gaon from nearby towns?
- Barpeta (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Sarthebari (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Parakuchi Gaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parakuchi Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market 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 · Batia
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tihu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Parakuchi Gaon

Of every 100 households in Parakuchi Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Parakuchi Gaon · ■ Sarthebari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 17%
- Toilet within the home 17% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 36%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 67%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 86%
- Use banking services 35% 49%
- Television 2% 10%
- Mobile phone 43% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 26%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Parakuchi Gaon?

■ Parakuchi Gaon · ■ Sarthebari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 64.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 821 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 789 976
- Working population 42.9% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 68.6% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 129 (46%) · ■ Marginal 106 (38%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sarthebari
- Bagana 711 people
- Bamun Paka 676 people
- Chagal Chari 658 people
- Kashkuri Gaon 654 people
- Satra Barala 645 people
- Kirkira 620 people
- Kathal Bhuri 612 people
- Jabri Kuchi 606 people

All 128 villages in Sarthebari

## Quick answers
- How far is Parakuchi Gaon from Barpeta? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Parakuchi Gaon? 652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parakuchi Gaon in? Barpeta district (Sarthebari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Parakuchi Gaon? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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