# Bocha Gaon Village, North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/bocha-gaon/ Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur # Bocha Gaon Bocha Gaon is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,339 people in 880 households**, the 2nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 4,339people (2011) - 880households - 84.6%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Bocha Gaon PIN code and other codes Bocha Gaon falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPani Gaon - Community development blockTelahi - Census village code288228 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bocha Gaon from nearby towns? - North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)13 km by road - North Lakhimpur (nearest town)13 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 Bocha Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bocha Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pani Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhimpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 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 Bocha Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 245 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 Bocha Gaon Of every 100 households in Bocha Gaon in 2011, 36 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bocha Gaon · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **33% Toilet within the home ****59%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **46% Tap water ****7%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **81% Use banking services ****55%** **50% Television ****25%** **25% Mobile phone ****39%** **41% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****24%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Bocha Gaon? ■ Bocha Gaon · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **956 Working population ****27.3%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 77.7% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 590 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 503 (42%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%) 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 North Lakhimpur - 9/6 Koilamari4,438 people - Ghagarmara4,031 people - Chaboti3,119 people - Kumarkata2,875 people - Bantow Bangali2,814 people [All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bocha Gaon from North Lakhimpur?13 km by road - What is the population of Bocha Gaon?4,339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bocha Gaon in?Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bocha Gaon?84.6% (Census 2011)