# Barpukhuri Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/barpukhuri-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Barpukhuri Gaon Barpukhuri Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,292 people in 501 households**, the 28th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,292people (2011) - 501households - 78.1%literacy - 1,027females per 1,000 males ## Barpukhuri Gaon PIN code and other codes Barpukhuri Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockGabharu - Census village code285742 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barpukhuri Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)170 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Dhekiajuli (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 Barpukhuri Gaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barpukhuri Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pati Pukhuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Barpukhuri Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 393 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 Barpukhuri Gaon Of every 100 households in Barpukhuri Gaon in 2011, 25 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barpukhuri Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **20% Toilet within the home ****47%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **51% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****65%** **35% Television ****18%** **18% Mobile phone ****40%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Barpukhuri Gaon? ■ Barpukhuri Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **970 Working population ****33.9%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 70.8% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (16%) · **■** Marginal 239 (31%) 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 Dhekiajuli - Julia Bagan2,417 people - No.2 Ranga Gara Bil Gaon2,392 people - Kalakuchi Gaon2,375 people - No.1 Chapai Bagan2,366 people - No.3 Chapai Bagan2,230 people - No.1 Dibru Darrang2,203 people - Batachi Pur2,188 people - No.2 Dibrudarang Bagan2,180 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barpukhuri Gaon from Tezpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Barpukhuri Gaon?2,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barpukhuri Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barpukhuri Gaon?78.1% (Census 2011)