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

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Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta 

# Roukhowa

Roukhowa is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 154 households**, the 77th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 949people (2011)
- 154households
- 55.2%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Roukhowa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChatla
- Community development blockMandia
- Census village code282778

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

## How far is Roukhowa from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)67 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)10 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 Roukhowa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Roukhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abhayapuri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Abhayapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Roukhowa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 160 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 Roukhowa

Of every 100 households in Roukhowa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Roukhowa · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**61%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Roukhowa?

■ Roukhowa · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**952

Working population ****35.2%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 50.7% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (11%) · **■** Marginal 126 (38%)

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

- Besimari1,032 people
- Bardonga1,030 people
- Kismat Moinbari N.C.1,016 people
- Kasukati1,000 people
- Meni Simla897 people
- Purana Sikartari847 people
- Sikartari Pathar834 people
- Srirampur802 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Roukhowa from Barpeta?67 km by road
- What is the population of Roukhowa?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Roukhowa in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Roukhowa?55.2% (Census 2011)