# Bamunkura Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/bamunkura/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Bamunkura Bamunkura is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 119 households**, the 174th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 569people (2011) - 119households - 90.2%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Bamunkura PIN code and other codes Bamunkura falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBinnyakhata - Community development blockKachugaon - Census village code279713 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bamunkura from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 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 Bamunkura? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bamunkura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhowraguri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bamunkura known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 68% of the 215 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 Bamunkura Of every 100 households in Bamunkura in 2011, 80 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bamunkura · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **15% Toilet within the home ****17%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **75% Tap water ****16%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****47%** **24% Television ****42%** **12% Mobile phone ****52%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Bamunkura? ■ Bamunkura · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **948 Working population ****38.8%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 84.3% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 Gossaigaon - Ghaksa F.V.593 people - Ballimari584 people - Borabadha F.V.580 people - Kumtola F.V.570 people - Khagrabari569 people - Simladohi561 people - Singimari F.V.557 people - Pakhihaga F.V.556 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bamunkura from Kokrajhar?40 km by road - What is the population of Bamunkura?569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamunkura in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bamunkura?90.2% (Census 2011)