# Dhunia Pukhuri Village, Sissibargaon, Dhemaji (Assam)

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Village · Sissibargaon, Dhemaji 

# Dhunia Pukhuri

Dhunia Pukhuri is a village in Sissibargaon sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 7 households**, the 360th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 31people (2011)
- 7households
- 86.4%literacy
- 722females per 1,000 males

## Dhunia Pukhuri PIN code and other codes

Dhunia Pukhuri falls in Sissibargaon sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSissibargaom
- Community development blockSissiborgaon
- Census village code288948

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

## How far is Dhunia Pukhuri from nearby towns?

- Sissibargaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ)22 km by road
- Silapathar (nearest town)16 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 Dhunia Pukhuri?

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

### In the village

- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sesuwani Pathar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulajan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silapathar
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter

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 Dhunia Pukhuri known for?

About 100% of the 52 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 Dhunia Pukhuri

Of every 100 households in Dhunia Pukhuri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhunia Pukhuri · ■ Sissibargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**29%

Television ****29%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

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 Dhunia Pukhuri?

■ Dhunia Pukhuri · ■ Sissibargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****722**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**964

Working population ****29.0%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.8% for women. 39% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (78%) · **■** Marginal 2 (22%)

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 Sissibargaon

- Dijmurmiri Pathar58 people
- No.5 Dhuna Guri56 people
- Kantu Adi44 people
- Cilli Adi36 people
- No.1 Pati Daini31 people
- Siyalmari31 people
- Kerakani26 people
- Piyang No.224 people

[All 395 villages in Sissibargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/sissibargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhunia Pukhuri from Dhemaji?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dhunia Pukhuri?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunia Pukhuri in?Dhemaji district (Sissibargaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunia Pukhuri?86.4% (Census 2011)