# Puran Gaon Village, Chamaria, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chamaria, Kamrup 

# Puran Gaon

Puran Gaon is a village in Chamaria sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,352 people in 412 households**, the 22nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 2,352people (2011)
- 412households
- 48.8%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Puran Gaon PIN code and other codes

Puran Gaon falls in Chamaria sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMahatali
- Community development blockChamaria
- Census village code302957

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

## How far is Puran Gaon from nearby towns?

- Chamaria (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)30 km by road
- Palasbari (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 Puran Gaon?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chamaria
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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.

## Homes and amenities in Puran Gaon

Of every 100 households in Puran Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puran Gaon · ■ Chamaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****5%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Puran Gaon?

■ Puran Gaon · ■ Chamaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**987

Working population ****34.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 39.6% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 370 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (14%) · **■** Marginal 218 (27%)

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 Chamaria

- Salosuti2,538 people
- Trilochan2,523 people
- Niz-Kathami2,454 people
- Panikhati Bilarjan2,418 people
- Santali Satra2,299 people
- Barua Gaon2,237 people
- Chamaria Satra2,227 people
- Batiamari2,170 people

[All 60 villages in Chamaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chamaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puran Gaon from Amingaon?30 km by road
- What is the population of Puran Gaon?2,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puran Gaon in?Kamrup district (Chamaria sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Puran Gaon?48.8% (Census 2011)