# Bhurakala No. 1 Village, Jorhat West, Jorhat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/bhurakala-no-1/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Bhurakala No. 1 Bhurakala No. 1 is a village in Jorhat West sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 133 households**, the 86th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 642people (2011) - 133households - 85.2%literacy - 840females per 1,000 males ## Bhurakala No. 1 PIN code and other codes Bhurakala No. 1 falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Parbatia - Community development blockNorth West Jorhat - Census village code293623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhurakala No. 1 from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)16 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)16 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 Bhurakala No. 1? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurakala No. 1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dakhin Parbatia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhurakala No. 1 known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 50% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhurakala No. 1 Of every 100 households in Bhurakala No. 1 in 2011, 7 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhurakala No. 1 · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **50% Toilet within the home ****92%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **34% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **70% Use banking services ****35%** **59% Television ****2%** **39% Mobile phone ****9%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Bhurakala No. 1? ■ Bhurakala No. 1 · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****467** **965 Working population ****36.1%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.4% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 22 (9%) · **■** Other work 138 (59%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Jorhat West - Bam Chuck714 people - Chinaichuck687 people - Borahom Gaon670 people - Eporia Gaon666 people - Nahatia Gaon636 people - Bormukoli624 people - Bokora Miri616 people - Dhankhuloi Chapari614 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhurakala No. 1 from Jorhat?16 km by road - What is the population of Bhurakala No. 1?642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurakala No. 1 in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bhurakala No. 1?85.2% (Census 2011)