# Bahuwa Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Bahuwa

Bahuwa is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 301 households**, the 36th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,556people (2011)
- 301households
- 63.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Bahuwa PIN code and other codes

Bahuwa falls in Palasbari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRani Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303311

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

## How far is Bahuwa from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)25 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)12 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 Bahuwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amranga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mirza
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mirza
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 3 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 Bahuwa known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seeds**. Products made here include bamboo craft, bamboo craft and textile. About 74% of the 119 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 Bahuwa

Of every 100 households in Bahuwa in 2011, 45 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bahuwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**69%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**75%

Use banking services ****39%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bahuwa?

■ Bahuwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662**

**941

Working population ****46.9%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (14%) · **■** Marginal 166 (23%)

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 Palasbari

- Mairapur1,781 people
- Panikhaiti1,764 people
- Bahu Para1,695 people
- Dahajatia1,612 people
- Kallapara1,554 people
- Raja Para1,547 people
- Majkuchi1,542 people
- Hudumpur1,510 people

[All 194 villages in Palasbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/palasbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahuwa from Amingaon?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bahuwa?1,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahuwa in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bahuwa?63.2% (Census 2011)