Village · Jonai, Dhemaji
# No.1 Bahir Chilai

No.1 Bahir Chilai is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code 787060. The 2011 Census counted 478 people in 77 households, the 119th largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.
- 478 people (2011)
- 77 households
- 61.7% literacy
- 787060 PIN code

## No.1 Bahir Chilai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of No.1 Bahir Chilai is 787060. No.1 Bahir Chilai falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.
- PIN code 787060
- Gram panchayat Silley
- Community development block Murkongselek
- Census village code 289582

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is No.1 Bahir Chilai from nearby towns?
- Jonai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town) 54 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in No.1 Bahir Chilai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Bahir Chilai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jonai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jonai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is No.1 Bahir Chilai known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include mekhela chadar. About 73% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in No.1 Bahir Chilai

Of every 100 households in No.1 Bahir Chilai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ No.1 Bahir Chilai · ■ Jonai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 1% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 68%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 12% 28%
- Television 4% 13%
- Mobile phone 49% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 22%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of No.1 Bahir Chilai?

■ No.1 Bahir Chilai · ■ Jonai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 64.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 490 926
- Working population 47.5% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 221 (97%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jonai
- No.2 Simen Chapori 483 people
- No.1 Janji 481 people
- Kobuchapori North 479 people
- Joyma Guri 478 people
- Bhekeli Kardong Chuk 477 people
- Member Chuk 473 people
- Madhupur 470 people
- Sensowa 470 people

All 382 villages in Jonai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of No.1 Bahir Chilai? 787060
- How far is No.1 Bahir Chilai from Dhemaji? 115 km by road
- What is the population of No.1 Bahir Chilai? 478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.1 Bahir Chilai in? Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.1 Bahir Chilai? 61.7% (Census 2011)

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