# Puran Chaprapara Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam)

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Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari 

# Puran Chaprapara

Puran Chaprapara is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 88 households**, the 97th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 432people (2011)
- 88households
- 21.5%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Puran Chaprapara PIN code and other codes

Puran Chaprapara falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBhangananari
- Community development blockBarkhetri
- Census village code303801

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

## How far is Puran Chaprapara from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)43 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)43 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 Puran Chaprapara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Puran Chaprapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalarchar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukalmua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Puran Chaprapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and potato**. About 35% of the 323 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 Puran Chaprapara

Of every 100 households in Puran Chaprapara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puran Chaprapara · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**66%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**25%

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 Puran Chaprapara?

■ Puran Chaprapara · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.5%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****49.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.1% for men and 21.9% for women. 47% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (13%) · **■** Marginal 104 (48%)

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 Barkhetri

- No.1.Natun Chaprapara466 people
- No.2.Natun Chaprapara449 people
- Batamara433 people
- N.C.Pubkazia432 people
- Gharua Baha Gaon390 people
- Bhelengimari336 people
- Barsulia319 people
- Sobhamari311 people

[All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puran Chaprapara from Nalbari?43 km by road
- What is the population of Puran Chaprapara?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puran Chaprapara in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Puran Chaprapara?21.5% (Census 2011)