# Daukhijhar Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon 

# Daukhijhar

Daukhijhar is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,918 people in 416 households**, the 27th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,918people (2011)
- 416households
- 64.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Daukhijhar PIN code and other codes

Daukhijhar falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBagmara Chouraguri
- Community development blockManikpur
- Census village code301685

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

## How far is Daukhijhar from nearby towns?

- Bongaigaon (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)6 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 Daukhijhar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Daukhijhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Daukhijhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and jute**. About 24% of the 307 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 Daukhijhar

Of every 100 households in Daukhijhar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Daukhijhar · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Daukhijhar?

■ Daukhijhar · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**961

Working population ****31.1%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (21%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 217 (36%)

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 Bijni

- Odlaguri2,086 people
- Donkinamari2,085 people
- Hapachora2,084 people
- Monakocha1,968 people
- Bhandara No 31,884 people
- Bashbari No.41,865 people
- Bowbari1,861 people
- Salabila No.11,818 people

[All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daukhijhar from Bongaigaon?15 km by road
- What is the population of Daukhijhar?1,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daukhijhar in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Daukhijhar?64.2% (Census 2011)