# No.1 Palash Basti Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/no-1-palash-basti-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # No.1 Palash Basti Gaon No.1 Palash Basti Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,504 people in 274 households**, the 73rd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,504people (2011) - 274households - 50.5%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## No.1 Palash Basti Gaon PIN code and other codes No.1 Palash Basti Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285773 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.1 Palash Basti Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)145 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 No.1 Palash Basti Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Palash Basti Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school10+ km · Sirajuli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Palash Basti Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in No.1 Palash Basti Gaon Of every 100 households in No.1 Palash Basti Gaon in 2011, 4 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ No.1 Palash Basti Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **20% Toilet within the home ****79%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****16%** **35% Television ****8%** **18% Mobile phone ****28%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Palash Basti Gaon? ■ No.1 Palash Basti Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **970 Working population ****53.3%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 38.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (12%) · **■** Household industry 147 (18%) · **■** Other work 242 (30%) · **■** Marginal 213 (27%) 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 - No.2 Sitalmari Gaon1,526 people - No.4 Tinkharia1,523 people - Dighal Dal Gaon1,521 people - 2.No. Chapai Bagan1,510 people - Bandarhagi Pathar1,480 people - Chirajuli Pathar Gaon1,474 people - Arabari Gaon1,472 people - Siparia Batabari Gaon1,460 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.1 Palash Basti Gaon from Tezpur?42 km by road - What is the population of No.1 Palash Basti Gaon?1,504 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.1 Palash Basti Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.1 Palash Basti Gaon?50.5% (Census 2011)