# Barhowara Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta 

# Barhowara

Barhowara is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 91 households**, the 88th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 552people (2011)
- 91households
- 31.7%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Barhowara PIN code and other codes

Barhowara falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatTarakandi
- Community development blockMandia
- Census village code282792

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barhowara from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)36 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)13 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 Barhowara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barhowara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Moinbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Barhowara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and wheat**. About 41% of the 241 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 Barhowara

Of every 100 households in Barhowara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhowara · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Barhowara?

■ Barhowara · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**952

Working population ****29.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.9% for men and 30.6% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 27 (16%)

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 Kalgachia

- Joypur Pathar708 people
- Moyanbari Pam695 people
- Takakata663 people
- Hapachara Gaon603 people
- Pathalia Para491 people
- Khandakar Para444 people
- Chachapari425 people
- Sutir Pathar385 people

[All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhowara from Barpeta?36 km by road
- What is the population of Barhowara?552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhowara in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barhowara?31.7% (Census 2011)