# Kurua Basti Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Kurua Basti

Kurua Basti is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 153 households**, the 80th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 709people (2011)
- 153households
- 44.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Kurua Basti PIN code and other codes

Kurua Basti falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code286950

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

## How far is Kurua Basti from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)23 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 Kurua Basti?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurua Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Kurua Basti known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurua Basti

Of every 100 households in Kurua Basti in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurua Basti · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**43%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****55%**

**37%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 Kurua Basti?

■ Kurua Basti · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**951

Working population ****40.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 41.9% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (61%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Helem

- Bamun Bari730 people
- Kurua Pathar725 people
- Mukali Gaon719 people
- Am-Tola Bori718 people
- Nepali Pathar708 people
- Karibil Kachari696 people
- Barhati Guri689 people
- Upper Balijan679 people

[All 223 villages in Helem](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurua Basti from Tezpur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kurua Basti?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurua Basti in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kurua Basti?44.5% (Census 2011)