Village · Mikirbheta, Morigaon # Chari Punia Chari Punia is a village in Mikirbheta sub-district of Morigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,711 people in 542 households, the 19th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,711 people (2011) - 542 households - 77.2% literacy - 1,032 females per 1,000 males ## Chari Punia PIN code and other codes Chari Punia falls in Mikirbheta sub-district, Morigaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Chadukahara - Community development block Dulongghat - Census village code 284064 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chari Punia from nearby towns? - Mikirbheta (sub-district HQ) 105 km by road - Morigaon (district HQ) 24 km by road - Marigaon (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chari Punia? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chari Punia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Kapahera - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Morigaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chari Punia known for? The main crops are paddy and jute. About 63% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chari Punia Of every 100 households in Chari Punia in 2011, 11 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chari Punia · ■ Mikirbheta rural average - Electricity for lighting 11% 27% - Toilet within the home 52% 65% - No toilet (open defecation) 42% 34% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 41% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 89% - Use banking services 40% 45% - Television 15% 18% - Mobile phone 60% 46% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 10% 19% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chari Punia? ■ Chari Punia · ■ Mikirbheta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 75.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1004 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 965 - Working population 35.1% 35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 69.3% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 503 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 69 (7%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 108 (11%) · ■ Marginal 270 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mikirbheta - Hakudangbori 2,798 people - Kalmoubari 2,796 people - Mikirgaon 2,783 people - Mikirbheta 2,767 people - Khalapia 2,674 people - Barsaka Baha 2,651 people - Borigaon 2,396 people - Tarabori 2,365 people All 65 villages in Mikirbheta ## Quick answers - How far is Chari Punia from Morigaon? 24 km by road - What is the population of Chari Punia? 2,711 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chari Punia in? Morigaon district (Mikirbheta sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chari Punia? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/mikirbheta/chari-punia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.