# No. 2 Parangania Village, Bokakhat, Golaghat (Assam)

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Village · Bokakhat, Golaghat 

# No. 2 Parangania

No. 2 Parangania is a village in Bokakhat sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 211 households**, the 52nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,205people (2011)
- 211households
- 70.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## No. 2 Parangania PIN code and other codes

No. 2 Parangania falls in Bokakhat sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKuruabahi
- Community development blockGolaghat West
- Census village code294232

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

## How far is No. 2 Parangania from nearby towns?

- Bokakhat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bokakhat (nearest town)12 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 No. 2 Parangania?

11 services counted by the Census are inside No. 2 Parangania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokakhat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokakhat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 No. 2 Parangania known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and rabi crops**. About 78% of the 366 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 No. 2 Parangania

Of every 100 households in No. 2 Parangania in 2011, 12 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ No. 2 Parangania · ■ Bokakhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**87%

Use banking services ****25%**

**45%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**77%

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 No. 2 Parangania?

■ No. 2 Parangania · ■ Bokakhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1247**

**974

Working population ****25.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 251 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 33 (11%)

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 Bokakhat

- Jugal Ati1,341 people
- Jogigaon1,316 people
- Halowa N.C.1,308 people
- Palashguri1,221 people
- Lokhowjan Bagicha1,204 people
- Borjuri T.E.1,201 people
- Diring T.E.1,155 people
- Riri Gaon1,100 people

[All 117 villages in Bokakhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/bokakhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is No. 2 Parangania from Golaghat?50 km by road
- What is the population of No. 2 Parangania?1,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No. 2 Parangania in?Golaghat district (Bokakhat sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No. 2 Parangania?70.9% (Census 2011)
