# Deka Pathar Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Deka Pathar

Deka Pathar is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 124 households**, the 200th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 623people (2011)
- 124households
- 53.9%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Deka Pathar PIN code and other codes

Deka Pathar falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockBehali
- Census village code286802

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

## How far is Deka Pathar from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)20 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 Deka Pathar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Deka Pathar; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gingia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Borgang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Deka Pathar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and sugarcane**. About 100% of the 371 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 Deka Pathar

Of every 100 households in Deka Pathar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deka Pathar · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Deka Pathar?

■ Deka Pathar · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**969

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 44.9% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 86 (38%) · **■** Marginal 133 (59%)

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

- Koyalajuli652 people
- Pabhoi T.E. 14/15645 people
- Barjarani Mikir631 people
- Tenga Bari630 people
- Mijikajan T.E. 29/9620 people
- Mizikajan616 people
- Dimapur609 people
- Barbil T.E. 211/387607 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Deka Pathar from Tezpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Deka Pathar?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deka Pathar in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Deka Pathar?53.9% (Census 2011)