Village · Chenga, Barpeta
# Dakhin Godhani N.C.

Dakhin Godhani N.C. is a village in Chenga sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,600 people in 491 households, the 18th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.
- 2,600 people (2011)
- 491 households
- 37.1% literacy
- 955 females per 1,000 males

## Dakhin Godhani N.C. PIN code and other codes

Dakhin Godhani N.C. falls in Chenga sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat 84 No Dakhin Godhuni Gp
- Community development block Chenga
- Census village code 282950

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dakhin Godhani N.C. from nearby towns?
- Barpeta (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Barpeta (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dakhin Godhani N.C.?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Godhani N.C.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chenga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nowgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dakhin Godhani N.C. known for?

The main crops are rice, jute and potato. About 30% of the 1,109 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dakhin Godhani N.C.

Of every 100 households in Dakhin Godhani N.C. in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhin Godhani N.C. · ■ Chenga rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 8% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 44%
- Tap water 0% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 30% 20%
- Television 1% 6%
- Mobile phone 11% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 69% 49%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dakhin Godhani N.C.?

■ Dakhin Godhani N.C. · ■ Chenga rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.1% 52.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1084 962
- Working population 38.2% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 33.4% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 553 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (3%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 128 (13%) · ■ Marginal 281 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chenga
- Nirala N.C. 2,925 people
- Malipara 2,881 people
- Barbhitha 2,734 people
- Marisakandi N.C. 2,656 people
- Chata Gaon 2,533 people
- Mairadia N.C. 2,508 people
- Kakdhowa 2,501 people
- Chanartari 2,305 people

All 71 villages in Chenga

## Quick answers
- How far is Dakhin Godhani N.C. from Barpeta? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhin Godhani N.C.? 2,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhin Godhani N.C. in? Barpeta district (Chenga sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Godhani N.C.? 37.1% (Census 2011)

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