# Palashguri Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar 

# Palashguri

Palashguri is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 132 households**, the 153rd largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 642people (2011)
- 132households
- 49.4%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Palashguri PIN code and other codes

Palashguri falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGrahmpur
- Community development blockHatidhura
- Census village code279756

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

## How far is Palashguri from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)20 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 Palashguri?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palashguri; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Grahmpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Palashguri known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and pulses**. About 71% of the 329 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 Palashguri

Of every 100 households in Palashguri in 2011, 2 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Palashguri?

■ Palashguri · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**948

Working population ****31.6%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 49.2% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (23%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 21 (10%)

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

- Dawaguri No.2653 people
- Garokotora No.1652 people
- Kumguri F.V.645 people
- Lakriguri F.V.643 people
- Hatigarh F.V.641 people
- Kareppur638 people
- Gorjan No.2637 people
- Failaoguri No.1636 people

[All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palashguri from Kokrajhar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Palashguri?642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashguri in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Palashguri?49.4% (Census 2011)