# Pacha Bast Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/pacha-bast-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Pacha Bast Gaon Pacha Bast Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 164 households**, the 192nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 809people (2011) - 164households - 52.2%literacy - 1,038females per 1,000 males ## Pacha Bast Gaon PIN code and other codes Pacha Bast Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pacha Bast Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)70 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)30 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 Pacha Bast Gaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pacha Bast Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Narenkati - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Pacha Bast Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 83% of the 201 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 Pacha Bast Gaon Of every 100 households in Pacha Bast Gaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pacha Bast Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **20% Toilet within the home ****45%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****19%** **35% Television ****4%** **18% Mobile phone ****32%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Pacha Bast Gaon? ■ Pacha Bast Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208** **970 Working population ****35.2%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 44.6% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 67 (24%) 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 - Nahar Bari Gaon835 people - Ghuramara Gaon832 people - Puniani Gaon823 people - No.2 Ulubari822 people - Siyalmari Gaon808 people - Khristanpara Gaon807 people - No.3 Faijabad Bagan797 people - Pachnoi Nepali793 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pacha Bast Gaon from Tezpur?70 km by road - What is the population of Pacha Bast Gaon?809 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pacha Bast Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pacha Bast Gaon?52.2% (Census 2011)