# Bongphiri, Umrangso, Dima Hasao – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Umrangso, Dima Hasao 

# Bongphiri

Bongphiri is a village in [Umrangso](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/umrangso/) sub-district of [Dima Hasao](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/). The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 32 households**, the 96th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 159people (2011)
- 32households
- 23.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Bongphiri PIN code and other codes

Bongphiri falls in Umrangso sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Community development blockNew Sangbar
- Census village code298380

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

## How far is Bongphiri from nearby towns?

- Umrangso (sub-district HQ)460 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)110 km by road
- Umrangso (nearest town)34 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 Bongphiri?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umrangso
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haflong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Bongphiri known for?

The main crops are **jhum cultivation**. Products made here include bamboo products. About 67% of the 3 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 Bongphiri

Of every 100 households in Bongphiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bongphiri · ■ Umrangso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Bongphiri?

■ Bongphiri · ■ Umrangso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**948

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.9% for men and 19.4% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 59 (97%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Umrangso

- Panimur165 people
- Umrangso Hydel Const.165 people
- Jangpang Langso163 people
- Langpui162 people
- Longlaihansu157 people
- Baigao154 people
- Khngjunglangso154 people
- Monbn Nepali154 people

[All 201 villages in Umrangso](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/umrangso/villages/)

## Other places named Bongphiri

- Bongphiri · Village, Umrangso, Dima Hasao · 183 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Bongphiri from Haflong?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bongphiri?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongphiri in?Dima Hasao district (Umrangso sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bongphiri?23.8% (Census 2011)