# Saru Phakua Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Saru Phakua

Saru Phakua is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 107 households**, the 117th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 516people (2011)
- 107households
- 86.9%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Saru Phakua PIN code and other codes

Saru Phakua falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAhatguri
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293315

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

## How far is Saru Phakua from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dergaon (nearest town)30 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 Saru Phakua?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Saru Phakua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dergaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Saru Phakua known for?

About 94% of the 210 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 Saru Phakua

Of every 100 households in Saru Phakua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saru Phakua · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****9%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saru Phakua?

■ Saru Phakua · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**948

Working population ****64.0%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 79.8% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 134 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 188 (57%)

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 Majuli

- Mayongia533 people
- Punia Satra Gaon532 people
- Gosai Bari530 people
- Natun Kartik Chapori N.C.519 people
- Nagan Chuk514 people
- Motia Bari512 people
- Chayang Miri509 people
- Namoni Serepai No.2508 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saru Phakua from Jorhat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Saru Phakua?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saru Phakua in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Saru Phakua?86.9% (Census 2011)