# Purba Kamalsing Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Purba Kamalsing

Purba Kamalsing is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 74 households**, the 65th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 359people (2011)
- 74households
- 51.2%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Purba Kamalsing PIN code and other codes

Purba Kamalsing falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKamalsing
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279900

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

## How far is Purba Kamalsing from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)15 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 Purba Kamalsing?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhowraguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Purba Kamalsing known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 78% of the 82 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 Purba Kamalsing

Of every 100 households in Purba Kamalsing in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purba Kamalsing · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Purba Kamalsing?

■ Purba Kamalsing · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****568**

**978

Working population ****47.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (15%)

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

- Somaijhora375 people
- Pachim Dangaimara372 people
- Panijani Pt.-II372 people
- Kartaymari Pt.-I365 people
- Kursamari352 people
- Dakhin Musalmanpara Pt.-I340 people
- Kamansing323 people
- Singimari-I320 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purba Kamalsing from Kokrajhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Purba Kamalsing?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Kamalsing in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Kamalsing?51.2% (Census 2011)