# Turipum Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/turipum-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Turipum Gaon Turipum Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,319 people in 236 households**, the 93rd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,319people (2011) - 236households - 66.3%literacy - 871females per 1,000 males ## Turipum Gaon PIN code and other codes Turipum Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turipum Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)120 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)62 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)25 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 Turipum Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Turipum Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Turipum Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and tea**. About 60% of the 201 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 Turipum Gaon Of every 100 households in Turipum Gaon in 2011, 8 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Turipum Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **20% Toilet within the home ****58%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****20%** **35% Television ****9%** **18% Mobile phone ****36%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **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 Turipum Gaon? ■ Turipum Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **970 Working population ****27.3%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 174 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (32%) · **■** Other work 53 (15%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 - 1.No. Hugrajuli Bagan1,340 people - Moinajuli Gaon1,340 people - No.2 Belsiri Bagan1,338 people - Thalamara Ghat Gaon1,320 people - No.2 Tiulip Bagan1,318 people - Samarajuli Gaon1,312 people - Naharani Basti Gaon1,310 people - No.1 Joynagar Gaon1,303 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Turipum Gaon from Tezpur?62 km by road - What is the population of Turipum Gaon?1,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turipum Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Turipum Gaon?66.3% (Census 2011)