# Barkatia Bari Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/barkatia-bari/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Barkatia Bari Barkatia Bari is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,260 people in 499 households**, the 24th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,260people (2011) - 499households - 45.6%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Barkatia Bari PIN code and other codes Barkatia Bari falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBehali - Census village code286837 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barkatia Bari from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)98 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)23 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 Barkatia Bari? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barkatia Bari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Bahbari Pather - ○Degree college10+ km · Bswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 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 Barkatia Bari known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and tea**. About 100% of the 165 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 Barkatia Bari Of every 100 households in Barkatia Bari in 2011, 29 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barkatia Bari · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **29% Toilet within the home ****62%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **48% Tap water ****2%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **90% Use banking services ****25%** **31% Television ****11%** **20% Mobile phone ****18%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **83% 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 Barkatia Bari? ■ Barkatia Bari · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **969 Working population ****46.6%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 488 (46%) · **■** Marginal 499 (47%) 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 Biswanath - Telengania2,445 people - Bali Pukhuri2,428 people - Than Behali2,357 people - Pachim Jinjia2,342 people - Sakomatha F.S. 1/32,200 people - Monabari Basti2,172 people - No.5 Komalia2,155 people - chengelijan2,139 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barkatia Bari from Tezpur?98 km by road - What is the population of Barkatia Bari?2,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkatia Bari in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barkatia Bari?45.6% (Census 2011)