# Ruapahijan Block Village, Sibsagar, Sivasagar (Assam)

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Village · Sibsagar, Sivasagar 

# Ruapahijan Block

Ruapahijan Block is a village in Sibsagar sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **460 people in 84 households**, the 102nd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.1%.

- 460people (2011)
- 84households
- 85.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Ruapahijan Block PIN code and other codes

Ruapahijan Block falls in Sibsagar sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDikhowmukh
- Community development blockGourisagar
- Census village code292584

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

## How far is Ruapahijan Block from nearby towns?

- Sibsagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sivasagar (nearest town)25 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 Ruapahijan Block?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ruapahijan Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dikhowmukh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dikhowmukh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Ruapahijan Block known for?

About 4% of the 132 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 Ruapahijan Block

Of every 100 households in Ruapahijan Block in 2011, 6 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ruapahijan Block · ■ Sibsagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**18%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**67%

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

**44%

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

**54%

Use banking services ****36%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**28%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Ruapahijan Block?

■ Ruapahijan Block · ■ Sibsagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**91.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**945

Working population ****54.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.9% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 18 (7%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 137 (55%)

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 Sibsagar

- Borpatra Gohain514 people
- Patura Chala506 people
- Koi Jan504 people
- Lahingia490 people
- Tati Pathar450 people
- Meteka Pathar428 people
- Gotonga Pathar420 people
- Phukan Phodia419 people

[All 138 villages in Sibsagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ruapahijan Block from Sivasagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ruapahijan Block?460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruapahijan Block in?Sivasagar district (Sibsagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Ruapahijan Block?85.0% (Census 2011)