# Borokumbi Punji Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Borokumbi Punji

Borokumbi Punji is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 41 households**, the 179th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 244people (2011)
- 41households
- 28.6%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Borokumbi Punji PIN code and other codes

Borokumbi Punji falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDighli Lakhichera
- Community development blockRajabazar
- Census village code299832

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

## How far is Borokumbi Punji from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)430 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)20 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 Borokumbi Punji?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Borokumbi Punji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pailapool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Borokumbi Punji known for?

About 50% of the 162 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 Borokumbi Punji

Of every 100 households in Borokumbi Punji in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Borokumbi Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Borokumbi Punji?

■ Borokumbi Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**947

Working population ****59.0%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.7% for men and 30.5% for women. 67% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (35%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 65 (45%)

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 Lakhipur

- Howkip Punji274 people
- Pahelpur266 people
- Baghkhal F.V.256 people
- Sigli Chur Punji250 people
- Machkhal Pan Tangia Village242 people
- Jaipur Grant Pt I238 people
- Saisel Punji231 people
- Marchakhal Punji230 people

[All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Borokumbi Punji from Silchar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Borokumbi Punji?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Borokumbi Punji in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Borokumbi Punji?28.6% (Census 2011)