Village · Naobaicha, Lakhimpur
# Kathal Pukhuri

Kathal Pukhuri is a village in Naobaicha sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,778 people in 351 households, the 21st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.
- 1,778 people (2011)
- 351 households
- 70.8% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Kathal Pukhuri PIN code and other codes

Kathal Pukhuri falls in Naobaicha sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Dolohat Sonapur
- Community development block Nowboicha
- Census village code 287822

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kathal Pukhuri from nearby towns?
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 18 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kathal Pukhuri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kathal Pukhuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Kari Gaon
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bilotia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sotia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kathal Pukhuri known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and potato. About 41% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kathal Pukhuri

Of every 100 households in Kathal Pukhuri in 2011, 23 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kathal Pukhuri · ■ Naobaicha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 16%
- Toilet within the home 83% 58%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 42%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95%
- Use banking services 17% 41%
- Television 23% 15%
- Mobile phone 37% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 22%
- Own their home 98% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kathal Pukhuri?

■ Kathal Pukhuri · ■ Naobaicha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 69.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1221 967
- Working population 37.9% 37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 154 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (4%) · ■ Household industry 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 277 (41%) · ■ Marginal 196 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Naobaicha
- No.46 Dolahat Tunijan 1,864 people
- Bogibil No.1 1,860 people
- Balijan 1,858 people
- No.2 Orang Basti 1,804 people
- Kandura Pathar 1,771 people
- Rowdang Barpathar 1,690 people
- Bolama 1,641 people
- Singra Gaon 1,614 people

All 148 villages in Naobaicha

## Quick answers
- How far is Kathal Pukhuri from North Lakhimpur? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Kathal Pukhuri? 1,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathal Pukhuri in? Lakhimpur district (Naobaicha sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kathal Pukhuri? 70.8% (Census 2011)

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