# Bongphiri Village, Umrangso, Dima Hasao (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Umrangso, Dima Hasao 

# Bongphiri

Bongphiri is a village in Umrangso sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 38 households**, the 82nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 183people (2011)
- 38households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,033females 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 code298381

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)415 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)90 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?

4 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umrangso
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haflong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds

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 50% of the 6 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, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bongphiri · ■ Umrangso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**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 ****32%**

**27%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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+) ****74.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****37.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 66 (97%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Hajwari187 people
- Umrangso Dam Colony187 people
- Varplak186 people
- There185 people
- Dorbin183 people
- Kungkruwari181 people
- Mangadi Hower180 people
- Boro Larpheng174 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bongphiri from Haflong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bongphiri?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongphiri in?Dima Hasao district (Umrangso sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bongphiri?74.2% (Census 2011)