Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Purani Joboka Purani Joboka is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 611 people in 121 households, the 155th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 611 people (2011) - 121 households - 87.6% literacy - 909 females per 1,000 males ## Purani Joboka PIN code and other codes Purani Joboka falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Beganabari G.P - Community development block Sapekhati - Census village code 293052 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Purani Joboka from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ) 64 km by road - Sonari (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Purani Joboka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Joboka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sonari - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Simaluguri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Purani Joboka known for? The main crops are paddy and tea leave. About 87% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Purani Joboka Of every 100 households in Purani Joboka in 2011, 19 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purani Joboka · ■ Sonari rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 39% - Toilet within the home 77% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 23% 30% - Tap water 4% 16% - Drinking water within premises 15% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 88% - Use banking services 15% 40% - Television 11% 32% - Mobile phone 38% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 23% 25% - Own their home 96% 76% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Purani Joboka? ■ Purani Joboka · ■ Sonari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.6% 71.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1118 963 - Working population 26.5% 42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 83.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 116 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (17%) · ■ Other work 12 (7%) · ■ Marginal 7 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sonari - Chatiyana Guri Borah 660 people - Hulal 643 people - Garkush Habi Gaon 639 people - Raidang Basti 624 people - Rohan Pothar No.2 610 people - Kachari Pothar 608 people - Naga Gaon 606 people - Medela Jan No.2 585 people All 226 villages in Sonari ## Quick answers - How far is Purani Joboka from Sivasagar? 64 km by road - What is the population of Purani Joboka? 611 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purani Joboka in? Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Purani Joboka? 87.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/purani-joboka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.