# Purbo Piplagool Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/purbo-piplagool/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Purbo Piplagool Purbo Piplagool is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 154 households**, the 134th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 655people (2011) - 154households - 49.0%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Purbo Piplagool PIN code and other codes Purbo Piplagool falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPutni - Community development blockLowairpoa - Census village code300515 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purbo Piplagool from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)43 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)43 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 Piplagool? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Purbo Piplagool; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patharkandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered 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 Piplagool known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leaves**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Purbo Piplagool Of every 100 households in Purbo Piplagool in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purbo Piplagool · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **23% Toilet within the home ****27%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **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 ****13%** **39% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****19%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****68%** **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 Piplagool? ■ Purbo Piplagool · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **969 Working population ****38.6%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 36.7% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (62%) · **■** Marginal 92 (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 - Isaipunjee Kitte Dasanpur688 people - Duhalia Pt I677 people - Uzan Lakshipur674 people - South Magura F.V.664 people - Dewali F.V.616 people - Uttor Hatikhira611 people - Lalkhira Sonakhira602 people - Uttor Isarpar Kitte Chandpur599 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purbo Piplagool from Karimganj?43 km by road - What is the population of Purbo Piplagool?655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purbo Piplagool in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purbo Piplagool?49.0% (Census 2011)