Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Burichatam No.1 Burichatam No.1 is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,102 people in 207 households, the 69th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,102 people (2011) - 207 households - 61.8% literacy - 917 females per 1,000 males ## Burichatam No.1 PIN code and other codes Burichatam No.1 falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Community development block Kachugaon - Census village code 279638 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Burichatam No.1 from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ) 60 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Burichatam No.1? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Burichatam No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Oxiguri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Burichatam No.1 known for? The main crops are rice, jute and mustard seed. About 46% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Burichatam No.1 Of every 100 households in Burichatam No.1 in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Burichatam No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 15% - Toilet within the home 4% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 75% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 53% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 30% 24% - Television 8% 12% - Mobile phone 36% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 18% 24% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Burichatam No.1? ■ Burichatam No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.8% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 948 - Working population 27.6% 37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 53.5% for women. 38% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (24%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 28 (9%) · ■ Marginal 8 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gossaigaon - Bongaon F V 1,159 people - Pokalagi F.V. 1,123 people - Demdema F.V. 1,116 people - Kurshakati No.1 1,115 people - Gossaigaon No.1 1,089 people - Jaraguri No.2 1,086 people - Kurshakati No.2 1,080 people - Kadomguri No.2 1,076 people All 303 villages in Gossaigaon ## Quick answers - How far is Burichatam No.1 from Kokrajhar? 60 km by road - What is the population of Burichatam No.1? 1,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burichatam No.1 in? Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Burichatam No.1? 61.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/burichatam-no-1/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.