# Barjhar Village, Azara, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Azara, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Barjhar

Barjhar is a village in Azara sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,322 people in 652 households**, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 3,322people (2011)
- 652households
- 92.6%literacy
- 507females per 1,000 males

## Barjhar PIN code and other codes

Barjhar falls in Azara sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayat35 No. Magirgaon G.P
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303410

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

## How far is Barjhar from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)24 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)24 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 Barjhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Barjhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Barjhar

Of every 100 households in Barjhar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Barjhar · ■ Azara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**22%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**41%

Use banking services ****61%**

**69%

Television ****76%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****73%**

**85%

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 Barjhar?

■ Barjhar · ■ Azara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****507**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**907

Working population ****54.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 84.5% for women. 76% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,567 (87%) · **■** Marginal 153 (8%)

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 Azara

- Jogipara4,482 people
- Mirzapur3,355 people
- Mikirpara Chokardoi2,802 people
- Pat Gaon2,772 people
- Garbhanga N.C.2,497 people
- Pacheniapara2,446 people

[All 21 villages in Azara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/azara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barjhar from Guwahati?24 km by road
- What is the population of Barjhar?3,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barjhar in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Azara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barjhar?92.6% (Census 2011)