# Kherpuji Pt I Village, Boitamari, Bongaigaon (Assam)

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Village · Boitamari, Bongaigaon 

# Kherpuji Pt I

Kherpuji Pt I is a village in Boitamari sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 106 households**, the 57th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 674people (2011)
- 106households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Kherpuji Pt I PIN code and other codes

Kherpuji Pt I falls in Boitamari sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBalapara
- Community development blockBoitamari
- Census village code301410

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

## How far is Kherpuji Pt I from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bongaigaon (nearest town)34 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 Kherpuji Pt I?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chalantapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Abhayapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kherpuji Pt I known for?

The main crops are **rice and jute**. About 63% of the 35 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 Kherpuji Pt I

Of every 100 households in Kherpuji Pt I in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kherpuji Pt I · ■ Boitamari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**59%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**58%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kherpuji Pt I?

■ Kherpuji Pt I · ■ Boitamari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**983

Working population ****27.3%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Boitamari

- Hakodoba Pt I834 people
- Jhaukura Pt I750 people
- Panchagon Pt II706 people
- Kheluapara Pt V683 people
- Iswarjari Pt II N.C.651 people
- Hokodoba No. II N.C.648 people
- Bishnupur639 people
- Naya Gaon Pt II634 people

[All 147 villages in Boitamari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/boitamari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherpuji Pt I from Bongaigaon?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kherpuji Pt I?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherpuji Pt I in?Bongaigaon district (Boitamari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kherpuji Pt I?72.2% (Census 2011)