# Bihpukhuri T.E. Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Bihpukhuri T.E.

Bihpukhuri T.E. is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 46 households**, the 290th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 254people (2011)
- 46households
- 55.0%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Bihpukhuri T.E. PIN code and other codes

Bihpukhuri T.E. falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code286761

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

## How far is Bihpukhuri T.E. from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)12 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 Bihpukhuri T.E.?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bihpukhuri T.E.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biswanath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biswanath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Bihpukhuri T.E. known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea**. About 100% of the 326 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 Bihpukhuri T.E.

Of every 100 households in Bihpukhuri T.E. in 2011, 6 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihpukhuri T.E. · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**38%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bihpukhuri T.E.?

■ Bihpukhuri T.E. · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**969

Working population ****21.3%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (56%) · **■** Other work 18 (33%) · **■** Marginal 6 (11%)

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

- Majuli Garh 101/156259 people
- Bargang T.E.206/366258 people
- Pabhoi T.E. 35/7256 people
- Tinisuti Mukh256 people
- Monabari 154/279254 people
- Bihpukhuri Kachari249 people
- Diring T.E. 314/513245 people
- Balamguri241 people

[All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bihpukhuri T.E. from Tezpur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Bihpukhuri T.E.?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihpukhuri T.E. in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bihpukhuri T.E.?55.0% (Census 2011)