# Moukhowa Village, Bijni, Bongaigaon (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/moukhowa/ Village · Bijni, Bongaigaon # Moukhowa Moukhowa is a village in Bijni sub-district of Bongaigaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,604 people in 559 households**, the 12th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 2,604people (2011) - 559households - 78.6%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Moukhowa PIN code and other codes Moukhowa falls in Bijni sub-district, Bongaigaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayatManikpur - Community development blockManikpur - Census village code301744 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moukhowa from nearby towns? - Bongaigaon (district HQ)40 km by road - Bijni (nearest town)16 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 Moukhowa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Moukhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manikpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barbila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 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 Moukhowa known for? The main crops are **rice, pulses and jute**. About 75% of the 248 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 Moukhowa Of every 100 households in Moukhowa in 2011, 52 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Moukhowa · ■ Bijni rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **22% Toilet within the home ****68%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **56% Tap water ****7%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **92% Use banking services ****76%** **46% Television ****36%** **15% Mobile phone ****52%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **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 Moukhowa? ■ Moukhowa · ■ Bijni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **961 Working population ****32.9%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 72.1% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (4%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 439 (51%) · **■** Marginal 226 (26%) 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 - Nachankuri No.12,936 people - Borbila2,930 people - Silghagiri2,667 people - Salabila No.32,665 people - Goraimari2,582 people - Lungjhar2,576 people - Kushulaibari2,503 people - Gosaigaon2,451 people [All 84 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/bijni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Moukhowa from Bongaigaon?40 km by road - What is the population of Moukhowa?2,604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moukhowa in?Bongaigaon district (Bijni sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Moukhowa?78.6% (Census 2011)