# Puthia Village, South Salmara, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · South Salmara, Dhubri 

# Puthia

Puthia is a village in South Salmara sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 171 households**, the 81st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 857people (2011)
- 171households
- 37.1%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Puthia PIN code and other codes

Puthia falls in South Salmara sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMadortari
- Community development blockJamadarhat
- Census village code281545

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

## How far is Puthia from nearby towns?

- Dhubri (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)24 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 Puthia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Puthia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 · Dhubri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alomganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes 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 Puthia known for?

About 91% of the 16 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 Puthia

Of every 100 households in Puthia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puthia · ■ South Salmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**11%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****90%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Puthia?

■ Puthia · ■ South Salmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.1%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1379**

**993

Working population ****41.9%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 35.2% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 228 (64%)

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 South Salmara

- Raja Bala955 people
- Airkata901 people
- Gobratari891 people
- Bamundanga864 people
- Kalnoi849 people
- Nilokhia Pt.III840 people
- Fulgacha836 people
- Paddervita814 people

[All 201 villages in South Salmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/south-salmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puthia from Dhubri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Puthia?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthia in?Dhubri district (South Salmara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Puthia?37.1% (Census 2011)