# Lal Pukhuri Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur 

# Lal Pukhuri

Lal Pukhuri is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 114 households**, the 216th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 549people (2011)
- 114households
- 28.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Lal Pukhuri PIN code and other codes

Lal Pukhuri falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockBehali
- Census village code286887

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

## How far is Lal Pukhuri from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)114 km by road
- Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)41 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 Lal Pukhuri?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lal Pukhuri; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nasbor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biswanath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Lal Pukhuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea**. About 100% of the 241 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 Lal Pukhuri

Of every 100 households in Lal Pukhuri in 2011, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lal Pukhuri · ■ Biswanath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****2%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Lal Pukhuri?

■ Lal Pukhuri · ■ Biswanath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**969

Working population ****34.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.4% for men and 25.5% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (13%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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

- Diring T.E. 313/519564 people
- Dhali T.E. 316/515561 people
- No.4 Barpathar555 people
- Kala Pani553 people
- Barbil T.E. 215/372546 people
- Mijikajan T.E. 282/485538 people
- Petuli Bari537 people
- Bedeti T.E. 1/9536 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lal Pukhuri from Tezpur?114 km by road
- What is the population of Lal Pukhuri?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lal Pukhuri in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Lal Pukhuri?28.5% (Census 2011)