Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari # Paikan Bonmaza Paikan Bonmaza is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,447 people in 442 households, the 21st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 2,447 people (2011) - 442 households - 82.0% literacy - 975 females per 1,000 males ## Paikan Bonmaza PIN code and other codes Paikan Bonmaza falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayat N.B Gp - Community development block Barkhetri - Census village code 303744 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paikan Bonmaza from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ) 16 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paikan Bonmaza? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paikan Bonmaza; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● 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 5–10 km · Bhanganmari - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paikan Bonmaza known for? The main crops are paddy and jute. About 59% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paikan Bonmaza Of every 100 households in Paikan Bonmaza in 2011, 56 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Paikan Bonmaza · ■ Barkhetri rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 19% - Toilet within the home 97% 56% - No toilet (open defecation) 2% 41% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 92% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 92% - Use banking services 78% 30% - Television 27% 12% - Mobile phone 71% 39% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 3% 25% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paikan Bonmaza? ■ Paikan Bonmaza · ■ Barkhetri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.0% 58.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 945 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 971 - Working population 73.8% 34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.8% for women. 74% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (3%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 342 (19%) · ■ Marginal 1,257 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barkhetri - Mulaghata 2,529 people - No.2.Larkuchi 2,512 people - Darangi Para 2,492 people - Satemari 2,460 people - Goldighala 2,314 people - Naptipara 2,243 people - Adabari 2,166 people - No.3.Larkuchi 2,163 people All 124 villages in Barkhetri ## Quick answers - How far is Paikan Bonmaza from Nalbari? 16 km by road - What is the population of Paikan Bonmaza? 2,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paikan Bonmaza in? Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Paikan Bonmaza? 82.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/paikan-bonmaza/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.