# Hongshibil Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/hongshibil/ Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar # Hongshibil Hongshibil is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 296 households**, the 15th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,634people (2011) - 296households - 59.3%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Hongshibil PIN code and other codes Hongshibil falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Community development blockGossaigaon - Census village code279922 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hongshibil from nearby towns? - Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)41 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)4 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 Hongshibil? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Hongshibil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Gossaigaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 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 - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Hongshibil known for? The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 50% of the 152 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 Hongshibil Of every 100 households in Hongshibil in 2011, 0 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Hongshibil · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****40%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****16%** **21% Television ****5%** **11% Mobile phone ****52%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Hongshibil? ■ Hongshibil · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1199** **978 Working population ****32.6%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 311 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 104 (20%) 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 - Bhawraguri Baruapara Pt.-II1,806 people - Bhawraguri Baruapara Pt.-I1,798 people - Balapara Pt.-II1,786 people - Bhowraguri Mandalpara1,728 people - Panbari-III1,580 people - Kholisanimari1,564 people - Bamunigaon1,492 people - Patialpara Ahmedpur1,432 people [All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hongshibil from Kokrajhar?41 km by road - What is the population of Hongshibil?1,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hongshibil in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Hongshibil?59.3% (Census 2011)