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

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Village · Boitamari, Bongaigaon 

# Kherpuji Pt II

Kherpuji Pt II is a village in Boitamari sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 82 households**, the 74th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 433people (2011)
- 82households
- 57.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Kherpuji Pt II PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatOudubi
- Community development blockBoitamari
- Census village code301409

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

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

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bongaigaon (nearest town)33 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 II?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Kherpuji Pt II known for?

The main crops are **rice and jute**. About 42% of the 7 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 II

Of every 100 households in Kherpuji Pt II in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kherpuji Pt II · ■ Boitamari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**59%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****91%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 II?

■ Kherpuji Pt II · ■ Boitamari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**983

Working population ****28.9%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (14%) · **■** Marginal 95 (76%)

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

- Bechimari467 people
- Bhairab Pahar N.C.446 people
- Kharchimari441 people
- Kabaitari Pt VI435 people
- Sajnavita413 people
- Jalakhata409 people
- Sakomura Pt I404 people
- Kayem Majer Alga Pt I377 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherpuji Pt II from Bongaigaon?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kherpuji Pt II?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherpuji Pt II in?Bongaigaon district (Boitamari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kherpuji Pt II?57.9% (Census 2011)