# Puthimari Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/puthimari-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Puthimari Gaon Puthimari Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 45 households**, the 352nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 181people (2011) - 45households - 72.8%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Puthimari Gaon PIN code and other codes Puthimari Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockGabharu - Census village code285748 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthimari Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)160 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)22 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 Puthimari Gaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Puthimari Gaon; 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bihaguri - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Puthimari Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 11% of the 340 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 Puthimari Gaon Of every 100 households in Puthimari Gaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puthimari Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **20% Toilet within the home ****54%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **51% Tap water ****9%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****41%** **35% Television ****4%** **18% Mobile phone ****17%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Puthimari Gaon? ■ Puthimari Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **970 Working population ****33.7%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 15 (25%) · **■** Marginal 9 (15%) 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 - Dhirai Jarani220 people - Osurmari Pathar220 people - Bhoira Guri Bangali217 people - Tarajan Pathar Gaon199 people - Belsiri Gaon175 people - Singari Ati Gaon173 people - Sital Mari Pathar171 people - Belsiri Jikirbari Bagan168 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puthimari Gaon from Tezpur?22 km by road - What is the population of Puthimari Gaon?181 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthimari Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Puthimari Gaon?72.8% (Census 2011)