# Purbo Lowairpoa Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/purbo-lowairpoa/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Purbo Lowairpoa Purbo Lowairpoa is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,394 people in 247 households**, the 72nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,394people (2011) - 247households - 77.0%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Purbo Lowairpoa PIN code and other codes Purbo Lowairpoa falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatLowairpoa - Community development blockLowairpoa - Census village code300567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purbo Lowairpoa 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 Lowairpoa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Purbo Lowairpoa; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Lowairpoa known for? The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and banana**. About 27% of the 319 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 Lowairpoa Of every 100 households in Purbo Lowairpoa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Purbo Lowairpoa · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **23% Toilet within the home ****46%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **22% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****29%** **39% Television ****8%** **12% Mobile phone ****12%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****80%** **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 Lowairpoa? ■ Purbo Lowairpoa · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **969 Working population ****49.7%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 70.5% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (23%) · **■** Household industry 141 (20%) · **■** Other work 81 (12%) · **■** Marginal 250 (36%) 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 - Gopalpur1,512 people - Uttor Gopalpur1,480 people - Rajbari1,447 people - Dakshin Hataiyerbond Kitte Nab1,421 people - Balipipla F.V.1,392 people - Shephinjuri T.E.1,386 people - Batiapunjee F.V.1,370 people - Mendibari1,346 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purbo Lowairpoa from Karimganj?54 km by road - What is the population of Purbo Lowairpoa?1,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purbo Lowairpoa in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purbo Lowairpoa?77.0% (Census 2011)