# Gale Buka Village, Chhaygaon, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhaygaon, Kamrup 

# Gale Buka

Gale Buka is a village in Chhaygaon sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 127 households**, the 63rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 575people (2011)
- 127households
- 54.3%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Gale Buka PIN code and other codes

Gale Buka falls in Chhaygaon sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSouth Bongaon
- Community development blockBongaon
- Census village code302788

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

## How far is Gale Buka from nearby towns?

- Chhaygaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)65 km by road
- Palashbari (nearest town)27 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 Gale Buka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gale Buka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaygaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Gale Buka known for?

About 73% of the 101 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 Gale Buka

Of every 100 households in Gale Buka in 2011, 10 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gale Buka · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**51%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**69%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****21%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gale Buka?

■ Gale Buka · ■ Chhaygaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**994

Working population ****33.0%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 83 (44%)

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 Chhaygaon

- Bhutar Gari602 people
- Nadhiapara592 people
- Shalamukh581 people
- Baghmara579 people
- Kursala574 people
- Jalukbari573 people
- Dhelasar561 people
- Batakuchi546 people

[All 149 villages in Chhaygaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chhaygaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gale Buka from Amingaon?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gale Buka?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gale Buka in?Kamrup district (Chhaygaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gale Buka?54.3% (Census 2011)