# Garakhia Pukhuri Village, Chariduar, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Chariduar, Sonitpur 

# Garakhia Pukhuri

Garakhia Pukhuri is a village in Chariduar sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784502**. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 196 households**, the 117th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 971people (2011)
- 196households
- 32.5%literacy
- 784502PIN code

## Garakhia Pukhuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garakhia Pukhuri is 784502.** Garakhia Pukhuri falls in Chariduar sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- PIN code784502
- Gram panchayatBandar Mari
- Community development blockRangapara
- Census village code286080

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

## How far is Garakhia Pukhuri from nearby towns?

- Rangapara (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 Garakhia Pukhuri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Garakhia Pukhuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bihaguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Garakhia Pukhuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Garakhia Pukhuri

Of every 100 households in Garakhia Pukhuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garakhia Pukhuri · ■ Chariduar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****13%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**74%

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 Garakhia Pukhuri?

■ Garakhia Pukhuri · ■ Chariduar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.5%**

**61.3%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1311**

**976

Working population ****43.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.6% for men and 32.4% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 144 (34%) · **■** Marginal 212 (51%)

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 Chariduar

- No.1 Nam Gaon998 people
- Chilani Gaon988 people
- Borghop985 people
- Tubuki Jar985 people
- Araliloga960 people
- Bharali Chapari No.1955 people
- Chalabasti Gaon955 people
- Kolabari949 people

[All 331 villages in Chariduar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garakhia Pukhuri?784502
- What is the population of Garakhia Pukhuri?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garakhia Pukhuri in?Sonitpur district (Chariduar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Garakhia Pukhuri?32.5% (Census 2011)