Village · Bijni, Chirang # Amguri Amguri is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 475 people in 102 households, the 159th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 475 people (2011) - 102 households - 69.5% literacy - 996 females per 1,000 males ## Amguri PIN code and other codes Amguri falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam. - Community development block Manikpur - Census village code 302298 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amguri from nearby towns? - Bijni (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Kajalgaon (district HQ) 27 km by road - Bijni (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amguri? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Amguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bijni - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bijni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amguri known for? The main crops are rice, jute and mustard seed. About 83% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amguri Of every 100 households in Amguri in 2011, 21 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Amguri · ■ Bijni rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 16% - Toilet within the home 86% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 73% - Tap water 6% 2% - Drinking water within premises 84% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 95% - Use banking services 83% 43% - Television 30% 13% - Mobile phone 30% 43% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 20% - Own their home 87% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amguri? ■ Amguri · ■ Bijni rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 64.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1158 982 - Working population 30.9% 39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 66.3% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 123 (84%) · ■ Marginal 17 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bijni - Parbatjhora 492 people - Kahibari No.2 489 people - No.1 Chourang 489 people - Gelasugaon 476 people - Tulsijhora 475 people - Larugaon No.1 474 people - Hawargaon 459 people - Kaliyagaon 456 people All 259 villages in Bijni ## Quick answers - How far is Amguri from Kajalgaon? 27 km by road - What is the population of Amguri? 475 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amguri in? Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Amguri? 69.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/amguri-302298/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.