# Bhumka Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/bhumka/ Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar # Bhumka Bhumka is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 160 households**, the 31st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 809people (2011) - 160households - 77.3%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Bhumka PIN code and other codes Bhumka falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBhumka - Community development blockGossaigaon - Census village code279940 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhumka from nearby towns? - Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)45 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)10 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 Bhumka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bhumka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gossaigaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Bhumka known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 78% of the 307 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 Bhumka Of every 100 households in Bhumka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhumka · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **17% Toilet within the home ****31%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****1%** **21% Television ****13%** **11% Mobile phone ****6%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Bhumka? ■ Bhumka · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **978 Working population ****64.5%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 70.4% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 279 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 67 (13%) 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 - Rupshi Pt.-II1,041 people - Faluguri944 people - Jogirbhata918 people - Mowamari853 people - Rimijhimighat Pt.I807 people - Boalkamari795 people - Asharikandi788 people - Banglabari718 people [All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhumka from Kokrajhar?45 km by road - What is the population of Bhumka?809 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhumka in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bhumka?77.3% (Census 2011)