# Postibari Village, Golokganj, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Golokganj, Kokrajhar 

# Postibari

Postibari is a village in Golokganj sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 285 households**, the 6th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,360people (2011)
- 285households
- 65.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Postibari PIN code and other codes

Postibari falls in Golokganj sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKurshakati
- Community development blockRupsi
- Census village code280399

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

## How far is Postibari from nearby towns?

- Golokganj Of Dhubri District (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gauripur (nearest town)32 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 Postibari?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Postibari; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatidhura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hatidhura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Postibari known for?

The main crops are **rice and mustard seed**. About 54% of the 190 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 Postibari

Of every 100 households in Postibari in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Postibari · ■ Golokganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**59%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Postibari?

■ Postibari · ■ Golokganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**937

Working population ****26.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 297 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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 Golokganj

- Joldoba Pt.-II3,111 people
- Kurshakati3,008 people
- Joldoba Pt.-I2,052 people
- Dukhisukhi Pt.-I1,520 people
- Molandubi907 people
- Rupshi Pt.-II804 people
- Rupshi Pt.-III772 people
- Mosulijhora Pathardubi Pt.-II736 people

[All 45 villages in Golokganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/golokganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Postibari from Kokrajhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Postibari?1,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Postibari in?Kokrajhar district (Golokganj sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Postibari?65.6% (Census 2011)
