# Purbo Achairghat Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam)

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Purbo Achairghat

Purbo Achairghat is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 96 households**, the 142nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 532people (2011)
- 96households
- 64.7%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Purbo Achairghat PIN code and other codes

Purbo Achairghat falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDengarbond
- Community development blockLowairpoa
- Census village code300553

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

## How far is Purbo Achairghat from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)48 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)48 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 Purbo Achairghat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Purbo Achairghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sibaegool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patharkandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube 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 Purbo Achairghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and pineapple**. About 18% of the 93 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 Purbo Achairghat

Of every 100 households in Purbo Achairghat in 2011, 3 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbo Achairghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Purbo Achairghat?

■ Purbo Achairghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**969

Working population ****23.9%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (92%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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

- Uttor Isarpar Kitte Chandpur599 people
- Bhurunga594 people
- Champabari Gaon548 people
- Bhurunga Cherragaon532 people
- Rengbook Tilla527 people
- Kandigram Pt I515 people
- Durlovpur Pt II504 people
- Barcharra496 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purbo Achairghat from Karimganj?48 km by road
- What is the population of Purbo Achairghat?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbo Achairghat in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purbo Achairghat?64.7% (Census 2011)