# Pukhura Village, Pachim Nalbari, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachim Nalbari, Nalbari 

# Pukhura

Pukhura is a village in Pachim Nalbari sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 288 households**, the 33rd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 288households
- 75.9%literacy
- 802females per 1,000 males

## Pukhura PIN code and other codes

Pukhura falls in Pachim Nalbari sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- Gram panchayat21No Khetri Dharmapar
- Community development blockPachim Nalbari
- Census village code303670

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

## How far is Pukhura from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)18 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 Pukhura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pukhura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chamta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Pukhura known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tomato and mustard seeds**. About 47% of the 491 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 Pukhura

Of every 100 households in Pukhura in 2011, 17 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhura · ■ Pachim Nalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**73%

Use banking services ****82%**

**72%

Television ****6%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Pukhura?

■ Pukhura · ■ Pachim Nalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**993

Working population ****46.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 71.4% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (14%) · **■** Household industry 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 55 (10%) · **■** Marginal 152 (27%)

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 Pachim Nalbari

- Simalia1,404 people
- Goalpara1,401 people
- Mohkholi1,344 people
- Thutikata1,265 people
- Pahlanpara1,151 people
- Nalicha1,133 people
- Santheli1,086 people
- Sukekuchi996 people

[All 49 villages in Pachim Nalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/pachim-nalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pukhura from Nalbari?18 km by road
- What is the population of Pukhura?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhura in?Nalbari district (Pachim Nalbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhura?75.9% (Census 2011)