# Purakhola Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Purakhola

Purakhola is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 77 households**, the 190th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 365people (2011)
- 77households
- 51.7%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Purakhola PIN code and other codes

Purakhola falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBogargaon
- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302235

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

## How far is Purakhola from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kajalgaon (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)15 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 Purakhola?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Purakhola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Purakhola known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 93% of the 189 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 Purakhola

Of every 100 households in Purakhola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purakhola · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**59%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purakhola?

■ Purakhola · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**982

Working population ****57.3%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 44.9% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 112 (54%)

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

- Boro Ladanguri No.1392 people
- Khujrabguri No.2389 people
- Abdaguri No. 1387 people
- Kathalguri386 people
- Balaguri360 people
- Sannyashibari No.2353 people
- Choto-Lawgong No. 1350 people
- Kumarsali Pather349 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purakhola from Kajalgaon?36 km by road
- What is the population of Purakhola?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purakhola in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purakhola?51.7% (Census 2011)