# Dharmapur Block Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/dharmapur-block/ Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # Dharmapur Block Dharmapur Block is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,516 people in 415 households**, the 22nd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 2,516people (2011) - 415households - 66.8%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Dharmapur Block PIN code and other codes Dharmapur Block falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPabha - Community development blockKarunabari - Census village code287647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharmapur Block from nearby towns? - Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Bihpuria (nearest town)15 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 Dharmapur Block? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmapur Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fatehpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Laluk - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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 Dharmapur Block known for? The main crops are **rice, mustard seed and potato**. About 83% of the 233 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 Dharmapur Block Of every 100 households in Dharmapur Block in 2011, 6 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharmapur Block · ■ Bihpuria rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **26% Toilet within the home ****70%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **28% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****18%** **46% Television ****5%** **19% Mobile phone ****22%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Dharmapur Block? ■ Dharmapur Block · ■ Bihpuria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **965 Working population ****26.2%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (15%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 307 (47%) 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 Bihpuria - Ahmodpur Block2,747 people - Islampur Gaon2,691 people - Solmari 80 No. Grant2,633 people - Dharmapur No.12,534 people - Ketub Pur2,411 people - Reserve Gaon2,374 people - Parbotipur No.22,289 people - Harmoti Gaon2,255 people [All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharmapur Block from North Lakhimpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Dharmapur Block?2,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharmapur Block in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dharmapur Block?66.8% (Census 2011)