# Purana Dimainu Village, Umrangso, Dima Hasao (Assam)

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Village · Umrangso, Dima Hasao 

# Purana Dimainu

Purana Dimainu is a village in Umrangso sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 20 households**, the 138th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 94people (2011)
- 20households
- 54.8%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Purana Dimainu PIN code and other codes

Purana Dimainu falls in Umrangso sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Community development blockNew Sangbar
- Census village code298219

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

## How far is Purana Dimainu from nearby towns?

- Umrangso (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)52 km by road
- Umrangso (nearest town)46 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 Purana Dimainu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umrangso
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umrangso
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haflong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Purana Dimainu known for?

About 13% of the 45 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 Purana Dimainu

Of every 100 households in Purana Dimainu in 2011, 35 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purana Dimainu · ■ Umrangso rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****45%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**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 Purana Dimainu?

■ Purana Dimainu · ■ Umrangso rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**948

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 31 (97%) · **■** Other work 1 (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

- Choto Langlai96 people
- Dikrengma96 people
- Haplairazi96 people
- Tara Abi96 people
- N. Kungkruwari92 people
- UCL89 people
- Laosadisa87 people
- Longyendisa86 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purana Dimainu from Haflong?52 km by road
- What is the population of Purana Dimainu?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purana Dimainu in?Dima Hasao district (Umrangso sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purana Dimainu?54.8% (Census 2011)