# Pakriguri, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/pakriguri/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # Pakriguri Pakriguri is a village in [Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/) sub-district of [Kokrajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/). The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 46 households**, the 270th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 214people (2011) - 46households - 80.6%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Pakriguri PIN code and other codes Pakriguri falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMalaguri - Community development blockKachugaon - Census village code279761 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakriguri from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)60 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)2 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 Pakriguri? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pakriguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gossaigaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pakriguri known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 89% of the 176 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 Pakriguri Of every 100 households in Pakriguri in 2011, 11 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakriguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **15% Toilet within the home ****37%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****74%** **24% Television ****37%** **12% Mobile phone ****67%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Pakriguri? ■ Pakriguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286** **948 Working population ****67.8%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 20 (14%) · **■** Marginal 36 (25%) 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 - Kathalguri223 people - Mukuldanga No.1222 people - Charaideka F V220 people - Mohendrapur F.V.215 people - Nilaijhora F.V.210 people - Lalachara F.V.206 people - Dakhin Kaimari192 people - Singimari F.V.190 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Other places named Pakriguri - Pakriguri · Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri · 2,857 people - Pakriguri · Village, Srijangram, Bongaigaon · 794 people ## Quick answers - How far is Pakriguri from Kokrajhar?60 km by road - What is the population of Pakriguri?214 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakriguri in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pakriguri?80.6% (Census 2011)