# Bowalguri Village, Laharighat, Morigaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Laharighat, Morigaon 

# Bowalguri

Bowalguri is a village in Laharighat sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **5,054 people in 936 households**, the 12th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 5,054people (2011)
- 936households
- 50.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Bowalguri PIN code and other codes

Bowalguri falls in Laharighat sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBowalguri G.P.
- Community development blockLaharighat
- Census village code283782

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

## How far is Bowalguri from nearby towns?

- Raja Gadhowa,Laharighat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Morigaon (district HQ)15 km by road
- Marigaon (nearest town)15 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 Bowalguri?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Bowalguri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laharighat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Laharighat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Morigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Bowalguri known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and rabi crops**. About 91% of the 369 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 Bowalguri

Of every 100 households in Bowalguri in 2011, 9 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bowalguri · ■ Laharighat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bowalguri?

■ Bowalguri · ■ Laharighat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**963

Working population ****28.1%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 46.0% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 546 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (15%) · **■** Marginal 240 (17%)

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 Laharighat

- Dakhin Chenimari5,687 people
- Garaimari5,649 people
- Borthal Kachari Gaon5,393 people
- Borbori5,098 people
- Palahjuri5,041 people
- Amaraguri4,992 people
- Barchapari4,950 people
- Saruchala4,798 people

[All 102 villages in Laharighat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/laharighat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bowalguri from Morigaon?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bowalguri?5,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bowalguri in?Morigaon district (Laharighat sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bowalguri?50.5% (Census 2011)