# Saru Pakhiajhar Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/saru-pakhiajhar/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Saru Pakhiajhar Saru Pakhiajhar is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,454 people in 332 households**, the 49th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 1,454people (2011) - 332households - 59.2%literacy - 827females per 1,000 males ## Saru Pakhiajhar PIN code and other codes Saru Pakhiajhar falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code286246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saru Pakhiajhar from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)14 km by road - Tezpur (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 Saru Pakhiajhar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Saru Pakhiajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bindukuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Saru Pakhiajhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. About 63% 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 Saru Pakhiajhar Of every 100 households in Saru Pakhiajhar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saru Pakhiajhar · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **46% Toilet within the home ****53%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **17% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **71% Use banking services ****21%** **47% Television ****12%** **34% Mobile phone ****19%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****69%** **15% Own their home ****64%** **91% 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 Saru Pakhiajhar? ■ Saru Pakhiajhar · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **927 Working population ****35.9%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 52.6% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 437 (84%) · **■** Marginal 62 (12%) 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 Tezpur - Khanamukh Gaon1,612 people - Putai Khati Gaon1,596 people - Siali Tapo1,547 people - Parmai Gauli Gaon1,523 people - Da-Parbatia Gaon1,386 people - Saikia Chuburi Teleria1,350 people - No.4 Siruani1,304 people - Barua Doloni Gaon1,295 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saru Pakhiajhar from Tezpur?14 km by road - What is the population of Saru Pakhiajhar?1,454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saru Pakhiajhar in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Saru Pakhiajhar?59.2% (Census 2011)