# Bookapathar Gaon Village, Doom Dooma, Tinsukia (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/bookapathar-gaon/ Village · Doom Dooma, Tinsukia # Bookapathar Gaon Bookapathar Gaon is a village in Doom Dooma sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,405 people in 270 households**, the 79th largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 1,405people (2011) - 270households - 61.7%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Bookapathar Gaon PIN code and other codes Bookapathar Gaon falls in Doom Dooma sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - Gram panchayatArhaimuria - Community development blockSaikhowa - Census village code290080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bookapathar Gaon from nearby towns? - Doom Dooma (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ)55 km by road - Doom Dooma (nearest town)5 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 Bookapathar Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bookapathar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Doomdooma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bookapathar Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bookapathar Gaon Of every 100 households in Bookapathar Gaon in 2011, 29 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bookapathar Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **48% Toilet within the home ****78%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **15% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **88% Use banking services ****26%** **35% Television ****20%** **30% Mobile phone ****26%** **30% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****44%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **70% 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 Bookapathar Gaon? ■ Bookapathar Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **972 Working population ****36.4%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 44% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 41 (8%) 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 Doom Dooma - Diamuli T.E. 141/138 Nlr1,423 people - Sakreting Wl No-81,420 people - Megala Gaon No.11,412 people - Bor Dirak No-21,411 people - Purani Matapung No-21,398 people - Miri Gaon1,394 people - Saru Dirak Gaon No-11,390 people - Kumchang T.E. Grant 145/141,382 people [All 428 villages in Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bookapathar Gaon from Tinsukia?55 km by road - What is the population of Bookapathar Gaon?1,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bookapathar Gaon in?Tinsukia district (Doom Dooma sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bookapathar Gaon?61.7% (Census 2011)