# Purbo Bazari Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/purbo-bazari/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Purbo Bazari Purbo Bazari is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,368 people in 449 households**, the 35th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,368people (2011) - 449households - 86.2%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Purbo Bazari PIN code and other codes Purbo Bazari falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBazaricherra - Community development blockLowairpoa - Census village code300568 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purbo Bazari from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)54 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)54 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)54 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 Bazari? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Purbo Bazari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sibargool - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Bazari known for? The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and banana**. About 26% of the 781 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 Bazari Of every 100 households in Purbo Bazari in 2011, 23 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purbo Bazari · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **23% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **22% Tap water ****3%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****55%** **39% Television ****13%** **12% Mobile phone ****54%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **48% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bazari? ■ Purbo Bazari · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **969 Working population ****31.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 80.7% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (40%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 244 (33%) · **■** Marginal 72 (10%) 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 - Chandpur2,444 people - Longai T.E.2,394 people - Isarpar2,377 people - Kabaribond Pt III2,370 people - Defolala2,277 people - Sarjul Punjee2,273 people - Duhalia Pt IV2,254 people - Radhamadhabpur Kitte Rashidpur2,169 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purbo Bazari from Karimganj?54 km by road - What is the population of Purbo Bazari?2,368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purbo Bazari in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purbo Bazari?86.2% (Census 2011)