Village · Dudhnai, Goalpara
# Purani Bhita

Purani Bhita is a village in Dudhnai sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,359 people in 246 households, the 17th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.
- 1,359 people (2011)
- 246 households
- 92.8% literacy
- 1,047 females per 1,000 males

## Purani Bhita PIN code and other codes

Purani Bhita falls in Dudhnai sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.
- Community development block Kuchdhowa
- Census village code 282436

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Purani Bhita from nearby towns?
- Dudhnai (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town) 44 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Purani Bhita?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Bhita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Darrabggiri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dudhnoi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purani Bhita known for?

The main crops are paddy, betelnut and banana. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, cloth and bamboo product. About 58% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Purani Bhita

Of every 100 households in Purani Bhita in 2011, 72 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purani Bhita · ■ Dudhnai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 72% 56%
- Toilet within the home 84% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 29%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 71%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88%
- Use banking services 40% 44%
- Television 43% 38%
- Mobile phone 58% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 13% 12%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Purani Bhita?

■ Purani Bhita · ■ Dudhnai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.8% 81.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 1006
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 947
- Working population 40.8% 46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 91.7% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 91 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (16%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 163 (29%) · ■ Marginal 207 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dudhnai
- Darakhpara 1,443 people
- Bagulamari 1,411 people
- Suchia 1,390 people
- Nakma Kundi 1,362 people
- Prithupara 1,271 people
- Nishangram 1,250 people
- Rambuk 1,232 people
- Jakhowapara 1,226 people

All 64 villages in Dudhnai

## Quick answers
- How far is Purani Bhita from Goalpara? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Purani Bhita? 1,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani Bhita in? Goalpara district (Dudhnai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purani Bhita? 92.8% (Census 2011)

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