# Purani Geraj Kochari Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Purani Geraj Kochari

Purani Geraj Kochari is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 74 households**, the 137th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 413people (2011)
- 74households
- 72.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Purani Geraj Kochari PIN code and other codes

Purani Geraj Kochari falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNalinibari
- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code287000

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

## How far is Purani Geraj Kochari from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)122 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)18 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 Geraj Kochari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Purani Geraj Kochari; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Purani Geraj Kochari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Purani Geraj Kochari

Of every 100 households in Purani Geraj Kochari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purani Geraj Kochari · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**41%

Tap water ****18%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**43%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purani Geraj Kochari?

■ Purani Geraj Kochari · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**951

Working population ****43.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (21%) · **■** Marginal 33 (18%)

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

- Nirmala T.E.Grant 407/752423 people
- Aribhanga Pathar422 people
- Sakumathia419 people
- Boroi T.E. Grant 319/505418 people
- Chandamari Pathar411 people
- Teton Pukhuri405 people
- Bekijan403 people
- Santi Pur398 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Purani Geraj Kochari from Tezpur?122 km by road
- What is the population of Purani Geraj Kochari?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purani Geraj Kochari in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Purani Geraj Kochari?72.0% (Census 2011)