Village · Gossaigaon, Dhubri
# Bherbheri

Bherbheri is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,874 people in 326 households, the 12th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 1,874 people (2011)
- 326 households
- 48.9% literacy
- 948 females per 1,000 males

## Bherbheri PIN code and other codes

Bherbheri falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Tamarhat
- Community development block Hatidhura
- Census village code 280688

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

## How far is Bherbheri from nearby towns?
- Gossaigaon Of Kokrajhar District (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bherbheri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bherbheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Natabari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bherbheri known for?

The main crops are paddy, jute and mustard seed. About 84% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bherbheri

Of every 100 households in Bherbheri in 2011, 12 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bherbheri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 20%
- Toilet within the home 20% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 68%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 82% 80%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 13% 28%
- Television 4% 12%
- Mobile phone 32% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bherbheri?

■ Bherbheri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 1007
- Working population 29.5% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 43.7% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 235 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 197 (36%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 33 (6%) · ■ Marginal 82 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gossaigaon
- Musalmanpara 2,138 people
- Oxiguri 2,124 people
- Kaimati 2,118 people
- Taloagaon 2,082 people
- Dhuturamari 1,839 people
- Mechpara 1,715 people
- Kamandangakhuti 1,603 people
- Ramnathpara 1,557 people

All 35 villages in Gossaigaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Bherbheri from Dhubri? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Bherbheri? 1,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherbheri in? Dhubri district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bherbheri? 48.9% (Census 2011)

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