Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Bum-Kukura Chowa Bum-Kukura Chowa is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,561 people in 364 households, the 20th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 1,561 people (2011) - 364 households - 96.3% literacy - 966 females per 1,000 males ## Bum-Kukura Chowa PIN code and other codes Bum-Kukura Chowa falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Kakojan - Community development block Jorhat Central - Census village code 293713 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bum-Kukura Chowa from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ) 15 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bum-Kukura Chowa? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bum-Kukura Chowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market 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 - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bum-Kukura Chowa known for? The main crops are rice and vegetable. About 40% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bum-Kukura Chowa Of every 100 households in Bum-Kukura Chowa in 2011, 87 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bum-Kukura Chowa · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 73% - Toilet within the home 94% 80% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 18% - Tap water 42% 30% - Drinking water within premises 27% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 65% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 34% 57% - Use banking services 90% 69% - Television 56% 49% - Mobile phone 72% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 19% 26% - Car / jeep / van 9% 8% - None of these assets 6% 8% - Own their home 91% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bum-Kukura Chowa? ■ Bum-Kukura Chowa · ■ Jorhat East rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 96.3% 91.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 964 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 944 - Working population 39.7% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 95.2% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 40 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (3%) · ■ Household industry 14 (2%) · ■ Other work 314 (51%) · ■ Marginal 236 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jorhat East - Aliamukhia Gaon 1,848 people - Tinikuria Dhekia Khowa 1,638 people - Baghmuria Gaon 1,631 people - Bongaon 1,621 people - Hukimara Gaon 1,475 people - Bormoinaparia Gaon 1,441 people - Somar Gaon 1,364 people - Pakhimora Gaon 1,305 people All 65 villages in Jorhat East ## Quick answers - How far is Bum-Kukura Chowa from Jorhat? 15 km by road - What is the population of Bum-Kukura Chowa? 1,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bum-Kukura Chowa in? Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bum-Kukura Chowa? 96.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/bum-kukura-chowa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.