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

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Joypur

Joypur is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,362 people in 664 households**, the 7th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 3,362people (2011)
- 664households
- 46.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Joypur PIN code and other codes

Joypur falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockSakomatha
- Census village code286553

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

## How far is Joypur from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)17 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 Joypur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Joypur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Joypur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Joypur

Of every 100 households in Joypur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joypur · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**31%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Joypur?

■ Joypur · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1166**

**969

Working population ****32.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 40.5% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 650 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 322 (30%)

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

- Koch Gaon4,375 people
- Bhir Gaon4,332 people
- Barpukhuri T.E.4,215 people
- Kamar Gaon3,530 people
- Ara Bari3,237 people
- Papari Guri2,957 people
- Gar Bhitar2,898 people
- Maran Gaon2,859 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Joypur from Tezpur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Joypur?3,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joypur in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Joypur?46.8% (Census 2011)