Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur
# Kuhiar Bari Bongali

Kuhiar Bari Bongali is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 731 people in 138 households, the 168th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 731 people (2011)
- 138 households
- 62.8% literacy
- 870 females per 1,000 males

## Kuhiar Bari Bongali PIN code and other codes

Kuhiar Bari Bongali falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.
- Community development block Behali
- Census village code 286801

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kuhiar Bari Bongali from nearby towns?
- Tezpur (district HQ) 96 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kuhiar Bari Bongali?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gingia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biswanath
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kuhiar Bari Bongali known for?

The main crops are paddy, potato and sugarcane. About 100% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kuhiar Bari Bongali

Of every 100 households in Kuhiar Bari Bongali in 2011, 22 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuhiar Bari Bongali · ■ Biswanath rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 29%
- Toilet within the home 72% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 18% 48%
- Tap water 9% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 90%
- Use banking services 8% 31%
- Television 3% 20%
- Mobile phone 21% 32%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 20% 20%
- Own their home 96% 83%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kuhiar Bari Bongali?

■ Kuhiar Bari Bongali · ■ Biswanath rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 969
- Working population 54.6% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 51.2% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 152 (38%) · ■ Marginal 221 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Biswanath
- Oria Basti 737 people
- Kamar Jan 733 people
- Dhali T.E. 304/487 732 people
- No.1 Dhali Dilisang 732 people
- Bongaon 730 people
- Na-Bazar 729 people
- Pratap Ghar T.E. 126/225 728 people
- Monabari 326/578 724 people

All 378 villages in Biswanath

## Quick answers
- How far is Kuhiar Bari Bongali from Tezpur? 96 km by road
- What is the population of Kuhiar Bari Bongali? 731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuhiar Bari Bongali in? Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kuhiar Bari Bongali? 62.8% (Census 2011)

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