Village · Dhakuakhana, Dhemaji # Dakhin Jorkata Dakhin Jorkata is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 833 people in 150 households, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 833 people (2011) - 150 households - 66.4% literacy - 974 females per 1,000 males ## Dakhin Jorkata PIN code and other codes Dakhin Jorkata falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Jorkata - Community development block Machkhowa - Census village code 289658 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dakhin Jorkata from nearby towns? - Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Dhemaji (district HQ) 32 km by road - Dhemaji (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dakhin Jorkata? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Jorkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sissimukh - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sissimukh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dakhin Jorkata known for? The main crops are paddy, mustard seeds and peas. Products made here include rice. About 76% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dakhin Jorkata Of every 100 households in Dakhin Jorkata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dakhin Jorkata · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 10% - Toilet within the home 16% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 60% - Tap water 0% 0% - Drinking water within premises 24% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 9% 42% - Television 7% 14% - Mobile phone 32% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 27% 21% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dakhin Jorkata? ■ Dakhin Jorkata · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 76.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 990 - Working population 57.5% 53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 266 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 193 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhakuakhana - Jorkata Nepali 991 people - Khalihamari Na-Pamua 966 people - Sisi Bangali 908 people - Khalihamari No.1 & 2 903 people - Jorkata Bangali 783 people - Borpak Gaon 746 people - Begenagara Gaon 739 people - No.1 Tapit 734 people All 51 villages in Dhakuakhana ## Quick answers - How far is Dakhin Jorkata from Dhemaji? 32 km by road - What is the population of Dakhin Jorkata? 833 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakhin Jorkata in? Dhemaji district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Jorkata? 66.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/dhakuakhana/dakhin-jorkata/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.