# Garpara Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/garpara-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Garpara Gaon Garpara Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,297 people in 255 households**, the 99th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,297people (2011) - 255households - 66.2%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Garpara Gaon PIN code and other codes Garpara Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garpara Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)127 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)42 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)7 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 Garpara Gaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Garpara Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Dhekiajuli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Garpara Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Garpara Gaon Of every 100 households in Garpara Gaon in 2011, 10 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garpara Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **20% Toilet within the home ****54%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****56%** **35% Television ****17%** **18% Mobile phone ****41%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **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 Garpara Gaon? ■ Garpara Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **970 Working population ****37.9%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 57.5% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 119 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (13%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 147 (30%) · **■** Marginal 141 (29%) 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 - Samarajuli Gaon1,312 people - Naharani Basti Gaon1,310 people - No.1 Joynagar Gaon1,303 people - No.3 Ranga Gara Bil Gaon1,302 people - No.1 Ranga Gara Bil Gaon1,295 people - Doul Guri Pathar1,288 people - Thekarajuli Gaon1,288 people - Bhoira Guri Pathar1,279 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garpara Gaon from Tezpur?42 km by road - What is the population of Garpara Gaon?1,297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garpara Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garpara Gaon?66.2% (Census 2011)