# Purani Jelam Village, Jonai, Dhemaji (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/purani-jelam/ Village · Jonai, Dhemaji # Purani Jelam Purani Jelam is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,025 people in 175 households**, the 29th largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,025people (2011) - 175households - 73.0%literacy - 787060PIN code ## Purani Jelam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purani Jelam is 787060.** Purani Jelam falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam. - PIN code787060 - Gram panchayatKemi Jelem - Community development blockMurkongselek - Census village code289590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purani Jelam from nearby towns? - Jonai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dhemaji (district HQ)118 km by road - Pasighat (nearest town)31 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 Purani Jelam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Jelam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jonai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jonai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Purani Jelam known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and tomato**. Products made here include mekhela chadar, japi and pasi. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Purani Jelam Of every 100 households in Purani Jelam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purani Jelam · ■ Jonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****0%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **94% Use banking services ****8%** **28% Television ****3%** **13% Mobile phone ****38%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Purani Jelam? ■ Purani Jelam · ■ Jonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **926 Working population ****46.3%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 324 (68%) 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 Jonai - Rangpuria1,063 people - Dikhari1,053 people - Round1,050 people - Dheka Mising1,048 people - Kherani1,018 people - Mahmara952 people - No.3 Rayeng Nepali925 people - No.3 Simen Chapori925 people [All 382 villages in Jonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purani Jelam?787060 - How far is Purani Jelam from Dhemaji?118 km by road - What is the population of Purani Jelam?1,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purani Jelam in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purani Jelam?73.0% (Census 2011)