# Tunijan Christian Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam)

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Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur 

# Tunijan Christian

Tunijan Christian is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 81 households**, the 114th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 493people (2011)
- 81households
- 78.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Tunijan Christian PIN code and other codes

Tunijan Christian falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatUttar Laluk
- Community development blockKarunabari
- Census village code287594

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

## How far is Tunijan Christian from nearby towns?

- Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bihpuria (nearest town)23 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 Tunijan Christian?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tunijan Christian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harmoti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Laluk
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 13 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 Tunijan Christian known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cabbage and potato**. About 70% of the 56 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 Tunijan Christian

Of every 100 households in Tunijan Christian in 2011, 6 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tunijan Christian · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**28%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tunijan Christian?

■ Tunijan Christian · ■ Bihpuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**965

Working population ****40.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (34%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 68 (34%)

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

- Kaniajan No.1519 people
- Pakadol Pathar507 people
- Tunijan No.2507 people
- Dahgharia No.1503 people
- Bodoti Jamuguri492 people
- Doom Gaon491 people
- Dakhin Oahat473 people
- Pava Forest Habitation468 people

[All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tunijan Christian from North Lakhimpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Tunijan Christian?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tunijan Christian in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tunijan Christian?78.7% (Census 2011)
