# Basirchar Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Basirchar

Basirchar is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **412 people in 104 households**, the 58th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 412people (2011)
- 104households
- 62.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Basirchar PIN code and other codes

Basirchar falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatJoypur
- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279961

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

## How far is Basirchar from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)2 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 Basirchar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Basirchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tulshibil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Basirchar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 86% of the 118 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 Basirchar

Of every 100 households in Basirchar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basirchar · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Basirchar?

■ Basirchar · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**978

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 50.3% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (40%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Bhowraguri

- Kusumbil Pt.-II483 people
- Rupshi Pt.-I459 people
- Kusumbil Pt.-I449 people
- Dangaimara445 people
- Singimari-II392 people
- Thakthakpara388 people
- Somaijhora375 people
- Pachim Dangaimara372 people

[All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Basirchar from Kokrajhar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Basirchar?412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basirchar in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Basirchar?62.1% (Census 2011)