# Somaijhora Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Somaijhora

Somaijhora is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 89 households**, the 61st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 375people (2011)
- 89households
- 52.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Somaijhora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhomka
- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279942

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

## How far is Somaijhora from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)8 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 Somaijhora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Somaijhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gossaigaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Somaijhora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 92% of the 302 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 Somaijhora

Of every 100 households in Somaijhora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Somaijhora · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****66%**

**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 Somaijhora?

■ Somaijhora · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**978

Working population ****61.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 44.1% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 199 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 21 (9%)

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

- Dangaimara445 people
- Basirchar412 people
- Singimari-II392 people
- Thakthakpara388 people
- Pachim Dangaimara372 people
- Panijani Pt.-II372 people
- Kartaymari Pt.-I365 people
- Purba Kamalsing359 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Somaijhora from Kokrajhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Somaijhora?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somaijhora in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Somaijhora?52.3% (Census 2011)