# Pookarkata Village, Bhuragaon, Morigaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/bhuragaon/pookarkata/ Village · Bhuragaon, Morigaon # Pookarkata Pookarkata is a village in Bhuragaon sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 305 households**, the 23rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,609people (2011) - 305households - 74.2%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Pookarkata PIN code and other codes Pookarkata falls in Bhuragaon sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKustali - Community development blockLaharighat - Census village code283703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pookarkata from nearby towns? - Bhuragaon (sub-district HQ)100 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 Pookarkata? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pookarkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhuragaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhuragaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Pookarkata known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and wheat**. About 87% of the 268 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 Pookarkata Of every 100 households in Pookarkata in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pookarkata · ■ Bhuragaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **7% Toilet within the home ****2%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **46% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****55%** **47% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****31%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pookarkata? ■ Pookarkata · ■ Bhuragaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **944 Working population ****59.1%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 449 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Household industry 201 (21%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 191 (20%) 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 - Tulsibori1,907 people - Gorapar1,854 people - Bhukuamari Paam1,785 people - Batalimari Pathar1,700 people - Hatilarua Pathar1,576 people - 2.No. Borkur1,543 people - Geruaaati1,486 people - Taptola1,476 people [All 121 villages in Bhuragaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/bhuragaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pookarkata from Morigaon?20 km by road - What is the population of Pookarkata?1,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pookarkata in?Morigaon district (Bhuragaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pookarkata?74.2% (Census 2011)