# Purani Jamaguri Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur 

# Purani Jamaguri Gaon

Purani Jamaguri Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 93 households**, the 264th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 477people (2011)
- 93households
- 51.1%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Purani Jamaguri Gaon PIN code and other codes

Purani Jamaguri Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockBarchala
- Census village code285810

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Purani Jamaguri Gaon from nearby towns?

- Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tezpur (district HQ)51 km by road
- Dhekiajuli (nearest town)14 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 Purani Jamaguri Gaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Jamaguri Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singiri
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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

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 Purani Jamaguri Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and green tea leaf**. About 62% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purani Jamaguri Gaon

Of every 100 households in Purani Jamaguri Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purani Jamaguri Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**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 Purani Jamaguri Gaon?

■ Purani Jamaguri Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**970

Working population ****45.3%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 36.8% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Other work 132 (61%) · **■** Marginal 64 (30%)

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.1 Faijabad Bagan520 people
- Hozai Gaon518 people
- Sitalmari Chapari518 people
- Madhupur Gaon F.V.511 people
- No.2 Singimari Gaon475 people
- Khutaputa Gaon474 people
- No.1 Gangapur F.V.474 people
- Pakariguri Pathar Gaon467 people

[All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Purani Jamaguri Gaon from Tezpur?51 km by road
- What is the population of Purani Jamaguri Gaon?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani Jamaguri Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purani Jamaguri Gaon?51.1% (Census 2011)