# Praja Basti Pathar Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/praja-basti-pathar/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Praja Basti Pathar Praja Basti Pathar is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 74 households**, the 304th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 378people (2011) - 74households - 70.1%literacy - 853females per 1,000 males ## Praja Basti Pathar PIN code and other codes Praja Basti Pathar falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAmiopur - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Praja Basti Pathar from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)22 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 Pathar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Praja Basti Pathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narenkati - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Pathar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 126 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 Pathar Of every 100 households in Praja Basti Pathar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Praja Basti Pathar · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **20% Toilet within the home ****35%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****39%** **35% Television ****24%** **18% Mobile phone ****45%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **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 Praja Basti Pathar? ■ Praja Basti Pathar · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **970 Working population ****42.3%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (37%) · **■** Household industry 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 31 (19%) · **■** Marginal 13 (8%) 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 - Habi Gaon Bangali388 people - Kathalguri Gaon388 people - No.3 Tinisaria Bagan381 people - No.5 Belsiri381 people - Bhulaguri Pathar375 people - Bodaijaroni367 people - Durabori Gaon364 people - Tatsal Gaon364 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Praja Basti Pathar from Tezpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Praja Basti Pathar?378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Praja Basti Pathar in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Praja Basti Pathar?70.1% (Census 2011)