# Praja Basti Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/praja-basti-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Praja Basti Gaon Praja Basti Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 56 households**, the 331st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 282people (2011) - 56households - 58.3%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Praja Basti Gaon PIN code and other codes Praja Basti Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAniopur - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285560 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Praja Basti Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)60 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 Praja Basti Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Praja Basti Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Narenkati - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narenkati - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Praja Basti Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 69 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 Praja Basti Gaon Of every 100 households in Praja Basti Gaon in 2011, 14 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Praja Basti Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **20% Toilet within the home ****23%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **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 ****32%** **35% Television ****11%** **18% Mobile phone ****27%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Praja Basti Gaon? ■ Praja Basti Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **970 Working population ****37.9%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (53%) · **■** Other work 18 (17%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 - Rahani Bil Pathar299 people - Kania Tapu298 people - Sibapur Gaon F.V.294 people - No.1 Mizibari Pathar293 people - No.1 Natun Chirajuli Gaon280 people - Bengana Juli Pathar278 people - Belsiri Jikirbari Gaon276 people - Gabharupar Gaon272 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Praja Basti Gaon from Tezpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Praja Basti Gaon?282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Praja Basti Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Praja Basti Gaon?58.3% (Census 2011)