# Pekurgaon Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Pekurgaon

Pekurgaon is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 144 households**, the 125th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 705people (2011)
- 144households
- 88.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Pekurgaon PIN code and other codes

Pekurgaon falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Community development blockPatharkandi
- Census village code300476

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

## How far is Pekurgaon from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)37 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)37 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 Pekurgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pekurgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jariala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Pekurgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and coconut**. About 70% of the 146 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 Pekurgaon

Of every 100 households in Pekurgaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pekurgaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**22%

Tap water ****32%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**39%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pekurgaon?

■ Pekurgaon · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**969

Working population ****21.4%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 85.8% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (21%) · **■** Other work 77 (51%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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

- Kanakpur F.V.746 people
- Duhalia Pt II744 people
- Nalugaon723 people
- Duhalia Hill Kitte Jamir Dalua721 people
- Nurkha F.V.701 people
- Purbo Isabeel699 people
- Uttar Bhurunga Kitte Khilorbon698 people
- Paschim Lalkhira Sonakhira695 people

[All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pekurgaon from Karimganj?37 km by road
- What is the population of Pekurgaon?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekurgaon in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pekurgaon?88.9% (Census 2011)