# Purbo Pecharghat Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam)

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Purbo Pecharghat

Purbo Pecharghat is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 141 households**, the 120th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 785people (2011)
- 141households
- 73.6%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Purbo Pecharghat PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDengarbond
- Community development blockLowairpoa
- Census village code300557

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

## How far is Purbo Pecharghat from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)49 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)49 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 Pecharghat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Pecharghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and potato**. About 46% of the 173 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 Pecharghat

Of every 100 households in Purbo Pecharghat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbo Pecharghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**39%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**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 Purbo Pecharghat?

■ Purbo Pecharghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**969

Working population ****37.2%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 71.3% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 223 (76%)

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

- Durlovpur Pt IV817 people
- Satghori Pt I809 people
- Duhalia Hill Kitte Bhurunga Punjee796 people
- Sonakhira793 people
- Kanakpur F.V.746 people
- Duhalia Pt II744 people
- Nalugaon723 people
- Duhalia Hill Kitte Jamir Dalua721 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purbo Pecharghat from Karimganj?49 km by road
- What is the population of Purbo Pecharghat?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbo Pecharghat in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purbo Pecharghat?73.6% (Census 2011)