# Bowbari Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon 

# Bowbari

Bowbari is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,861 people in 380 households**, the 30th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,861people (2011)
- 380households
- 71.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Bowbari PIN code and other codes

Bowbari falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatPatiladaha
- Community development blockManikpur
- Census village code301716

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

## How far is Bowbari from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)43 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)22 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 Bowbari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manikpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Manikpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bowbari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seeds**. About 95% of the 219 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 Bowbari

Of every 100 households in Bowbari in 2011, 14 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bowbari · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**46%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Bowbari?

■ Bowbari · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**961

Working population ****32.5%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 344 (57%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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 Bijni

- Monakocha1,968 people
- Daukhijhar1,918 people
- Bhandara No 31,884 people
- Bashbari No.41,865 people
- Salabila No.11,818 people
- Kawadi No.11,809 people
- Manikpur1,805 people
- Basbari No.11,791 people

[All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bowbari from Bongaigaon?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bowbari?1,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bowbari in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bowbari?71.9% (Census 2011)