# Palasbasti No.2 Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/palasbasti-no-2/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Palasbasti No.2 Palasbasti No.2 is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 227 households**, the 133rd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,115people (2011) - 227households - 34.6%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Palasbasti No.2 PIN code and other codes Palasbasti No.2 falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palasbasti No.2 from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)142 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)8 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 Palasbasti No.2? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Palasbasti No.2; 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siarajuli - ○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 station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Palasbasti No.2 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 122 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 Palasbasti No.2 Of every 100 households in Palasbasti No.2 in 2011, 2 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palasbasti No.2 · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **20% Toilet within the home ****66%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****18%** **35% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****18%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **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 Palasbasti No.2? ■ Palasbasti No.2 · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **970 Working population ****34.4%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.9% for men and 29.3% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (41%) · **■** Marginal 48 (12%) 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 - Dherai Majuli1,137 people - No.2 Arun Bagan1,134 people - Ratan Juli Gaon1,130 people - Bali Gaon1,129 people - No.1 Panbari Bagan1,112 people - No.2 Hirajuli Bagan1,109 people - Nepali Basti Gaon1,107 people - No.1 Pirakata Bangali1,086 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Palasbasti No.2 from Tezpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Palasbasti No.2?1,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palasbasti No.2 in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Palasbasti No.2?34.6% (Census 2011)