# No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/no-1-bochasimalu-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **6,207 people in 1,015 households**, the 4th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 6,207people (2011) - 1,015households - 42.6%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon PIN code and other codes No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285853 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)160 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)57 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 No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singri - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 50% of the 866 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 No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon Of every 100 households in No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **20% Toilet within the home ****32%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****22%** **35% Television ****2%** **18% Mobile phone ****21%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **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 No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon? ■ No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **970 Working population ****26.7%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.9% for men and 41.2% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,205 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (5%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (8%) · **■** Marginal 210 (13%) 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 - Chari Duar Forest Prtd. Area45,913 people - Kochmara Protected Forest Area16,516 people - Michamari Gaon7,954 people - Bar Bhagia Gaon5,807 people - Patidoi Bherala Gaon4,891 people - No.2 Bochasimalu Gaon4,448 people - Katani Gaon4,236 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon from Tezpur?57 km by road - What is the population of No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon?6,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon?42.6% (Census 2011)