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Howkip Punji Population - Cachar, Assam

Howkip Punji is a medium size village located in Lakhipur Circle of Cachar district, Assam with total 50 families residing. The Howkip Punji village has population of 274 of which 133 are males while 141 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Howkip Punji village population of children with age 0-6 is 32 which makes up 11.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Howkip Punji village is 1060 which is higher than Assam state average of 958. Child Sex Ratio for the Howkip Punji as per census is 1000, higher than Assam average of 962.

Howkip Punji village has higher literacy rate compared to Assam. In 2011, literacy rate of Howkip Punji village was 96.69 % compared to 72.19 % of Assam. In Howkip Punji Male literacy stands at 100.00 % while female literacy rate was 93.60 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Howkip Punji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Howkip Punji village.

Howkip Punji Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 274 133 141
Child (0-6) 32 16 16
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 137 64 73
Literacy 96.69 % 100.00 % 93.60 %
Total Workers 78 52 26
Main Worker 54 - -
Marginal Worker 24 15 9

Caste Factor

In Howkip Punji village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 50.00 % of total population in Howkip Punji village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Howkip Punji village of Cachar.

Work Profile

In Howkip Punji village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 69.23 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.77 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.