# Hurkakuchi Village, Balijana, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Balijana, Goalpara 

# Hurkakuchi

Hurkakuchi is a village in Balijana sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,660 people in 275 households**, the 32nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,660people (2011)
- 275households
- 75.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Hurkakuchi PIN code and other codes

Hurkakuchi falls in Balijana sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKumari
- Community development blockBalijana
- Census village code282127

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

## How far is Hurkakuchi from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)6 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)6 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 Hurkakuchi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Hurkakuchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 268 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 Hurkakuchi

Of every 100 households in Hurkakuchi in 2011, 48 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hurkakuchi · ■ Balijana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**30%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**24%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Hurkakuchi?

■ Hurkakuchi · ■ Balijana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**958

Working population ****44.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 71.4% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (21%) · **■** Marginal 202 (27%)

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 Balijana

- Telipara1,721 people
- Chakla Gaon1,718 people
- Saharia1,718 people
- Kalapani1,670 people
- Rangdam1,578 people
- Agia Part-II1,576 people
- Birsing Halanga Char Pt-I1,559 people
- Kalyanpur1,548 people

[All 220 villages in Balijana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/balijana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hurkakuchi from Goalpara?6 km by road
- What is the population of Hurkakuchi?1,660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hurkakuchi in?Goalpara district (Balijana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Hurkakuchi?75.6% (Census 2011)