# Bhurunga Cherragaon Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/bhurunga-cherragaon/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Bhurunga Cherragaon Bhurunga Cherragaon is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 106 households**, the 141st largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 532people (2011) - 106households - 52.7%literacy - 1,086females per 1,000 males ## Bhurunga Cherragaon PIN code and other codes Bhurunga Cherragaon falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBurunga - Community development blockPatharkandi - Census village code300485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhurunga Cherragaon from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)36 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)36 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 Bhurunga Cherragaon? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurunga Cherragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patharkandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Bhurunga Cherragaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 40 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 Bhurunga Cherragaon Of every 100 households in Bhurunga Cherragaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhurunga Cherragaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **23% Toilet within the home ****3%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **22% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****10%** **39% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****25%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****73%** **48% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Bhurunga Cherragaon? ■ Bhurunga Cherragaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1766** **969 Working population ****57.5%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 44.8% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 196 (64%) 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 Patharkandi - Lalkhira Sonakhira602 people - Uttor Isarpar Kitte Chandpur599 people - Bhurunga594 people - Champabari Gaon548 people - Purbo Achairghat532 people - Rengbook Tilla527 people - Kandigram Pt I515 people - Durlovpur Pt II504 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhurunga Cherragaon from Karimganj?36 km by road - What is the population of Bhurunga Cherragaon?532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhurunga Cherragaon in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bhurunga Cherragaon?52.7% (Census 2011)