# Bhogpur Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Bhogpur

Bhogpur is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,284 people in 494 households**, the 12th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,284people (2011)
- 494households
- 82.7%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Bhogpur PIN code and other codes

Bhogpur falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayat62 No Khetri
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303541

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

## How far is Bhogpur from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)40 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)40 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 Bhogpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhogpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bhogpur known for?

About 35% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Bhogpur

Of every 100 households in Bhogpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhogpur · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**38%

Tap water ****9%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**78%

Use banking services ****67%**

**56%

Television ****54%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****90%**

**91%

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 Bhogpur?

■ Bhogpur · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**976

Working population ****31.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.7% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 313 (44%) · **■** Marginal 64 (9%)

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 Sonapur

- Durung2,471 people
- No.3 Ouzari2,384 people
- Maloibari Jangle2,373 people
- Kamalajari Gaon2,344 people
- Kahikuchi2,211 people
- Bejeni N.C.2,031 people
- Dharbam1,996 people
- Maloibari Gaon1,959 people

[All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhogpur from Guwahati?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhogpur?2,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogpur in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogpur?82.7% (Census 2011)