# Pithakhowa Village, Sipajhar, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/pithakhowa/ Village · Sipajhar, Darrang # Pithakhowa Pithakhowa is a village in Sipajhar sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,870 people in 643 households**, the 8th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 2,870people (2011) - 643households - 85.3%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Pithakhowa PIN code and other codes Pithakhowa falls in Sipajhar sub-district, Darrang district, Assam. - Gram panchayatHazarikapara - Community development blockSipajhar - Census village code304934 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pithakhowa from nearby towns? - Mangaldoi (district HQ)10 km by road - Mangaldoi (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 Pithakhowa? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pithakhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hazarikapara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Siparjhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Pithakhowa known for? About 82% 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 Pithakhowa Of every 100 households in Pithakhowa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pithakhowa · ■ Sipajhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **31% Toilet within the home ****48%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **88% Use banking services ****59%** **48% Television ****23%** **21% Mobile phone ****44%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **17% 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 Pithakhowa? ■ Pithakhowa · ■ Sipajhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **1000 Working population ****33.0%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.9% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 612 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (27%) · **■** Marginal 28 (3%) 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 Sipajhar - Maroi5,353 people - Dhalpur No.15,214 people - Phuhuratali4,370 people - Suktaguri No.14,070 people - Hazarikapara2,769 people - Kabai Chuba2,750 people - Sanowatari2,741 people - Maruwa Chuburi2,509 people [All 93 villages in Sipajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pithakhowa from Mangaldoi?10 km by road - What is the population of Pithakhowa?2,870 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pithakhowa in?Darrang district (Sipajhar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pithakhowa?85.3% (Census 2011)