# Pokalagi Village, Bhuragaon, Morigaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhuragaon, Morigaon 

# Pokalagi

Pokalagi is a village in Bhuragaon sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 144 households**, the 54th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 765people (2011)
- 144households
- 75.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Pokalagi PIN code and other codes

Pokalagi falls in Bhuragaon sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNiz Gerua
- Community development blockLaharighat
- Census village code283705

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

## How far is Pokalagi from nearby towns?

- Bhuragaon (sub-district HQ)115 km by road
- Morigaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Marigaon (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 Pokalagi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sundubi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Marigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Pokalagi known for?

The main crops are **rice and jute**. About 64% of the 156 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 Pokalagi

Of every 100 households in Pokalagi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokalagi · ■ Bhuragaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**47%

Television ****20%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Pokalagi?

■ Pokalagi · ■ Bhuragaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**944

Working population ****42.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (13%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 147 (45%)

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 Bhuragaon

- Boramari Kachari Gaon948 people
- Rupahi Beel842 people
- Kahitoli813 people
- Rajabori792 people
- Merbeel Habi749 people
- Sootir Paar734 people
- Barukati696 people
- Halowkandha688 people

[All 121 villages in Bhuragaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/bhuragaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokalagi from Morigaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pokalagi?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokalagi in?Morigaon district (Bhuragaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pokalagi?75.7% (Census 2011)