# Gahekhanda Village, Barnagar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barnagar/gahekhanda/ Village · Barnagar, Baksa # Gahekhanda Gahekhanda is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 271 households**, the 39th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 1,313people (2011) - 271households - 76.7%literacy - 781316PIN code ## Gahekhanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gahekhanda is 781316.** Gahekhanda falls in Barnagar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam. - PIN code781316 - Community development blockGobardhana - Census village code304180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gahekhanda from nearby towns? - Barnagar Of Barpeta District (sub-district HQ)130 km by road - Mushalpur (district HQ)50 km by road - Howli (nearest town)2 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 Gahekhanda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gahekhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barpeta Road - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barpeta Road - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 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 Gahekhanda known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 231 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 Gahekhanda Of every 100 households in Gahekhanda in 2011, 51 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gahekhanda · ■ Barnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **15% Toilet within the home ****94%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **93% Use banking services ****52%** **26% Television ****33%** **12% Mobile phone ****67%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Gahekhanda? ■ Gahekhanda · ■ Barnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **976 Working population ****33.4%** **38.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (17%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 206 (47%) · **■** Marginal 88 (20%) 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 Barnagar - Gyatigaon1,474 people - Jengrengpara1,428 people - Alengamari1,407 people - Barangabari1,358 people - Bennibari1,253 people - Kachugaon1,227 people - Khusurabari1,203 people - Dhekiajani Gaon1,200 people [All 92 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/barnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gahekhanda?781316 - How far is Gahekhanda from Mushalpur?50 km by road - What is the population of Gahekhanda?1,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahekhanda in?Baksa district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gahekhanda?76.7% (Census 2011)