Village · Goroimari, Kamrup # Puran Kuchia Puran Kuchia is a village in Goroimari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,733 people in 440 households, the 20th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%. - 2,733 people (2011) - 440 households - 41.8% literacy - 966 females per 1,000 males ## Puran Kuchia PIN code and other codes Puran Kuchia falls in Goroimari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Jorshimuli - Community development block Goroimari - Census village code 302895 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puran Kuchia from nearby towns? - Goroimari (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Amingaon (district HQ) 71 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town) 71 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puran Kuchia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Puran Kuchia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Katali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Guwahati - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Guwahati - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puran Kuchia known for? About 62% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puran Kuchia Of every 100 households in Puran Kuchia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puran Kuchia · ■ Goroimari rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 7% - Toilet within the home 24% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 33% - Tap water 3% 1% - Drinking water within premises 52% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 96% - Use banking services 8% 21% - Television 2% 6% - Mobile phone 50% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 34% - Own their home 96% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puran Kuchia? ■ Puran Kuchia · ■ Goroimari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.8% 49.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 964 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 996 986 - Working population 49.3% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 391 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 170 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 132 (10%) · ■ Marginal 654 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Goroimari - Sathisala Pam 3,354 people - Bhaoria Bhitha 2,961 people - Kaltali 2,866 people - Mazar Tup 2,758 people - Singimari Habi 2,667 people - Baghamara 2,569 people - Karai Bil 2,426 people - Bihapara 2,404 people All 78 villages in Goroimari ## Quick answers - How far is Puran Kuchia from Amingaon? 71 km by road - What is the population of Puran Kuchia? 2,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran Kuchia in? Kamrup district (Goroimari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Puran Kuchia? 41.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/goroimari/puran-kuchia/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.