Village · Dhakuakhana, Dhemaji
# No.1 Pahukhowa

No.1 Pahukhowa is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code 787058. The 2011 Census counted 689 people in 148 households, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%.
- 689 people (2011)
- 148 households
- 90.2% literacy
- 787058 PIN code

## No.1 Pahukhowa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of No.1 Pahukhowa is 787058. No.1 Pahukhowa falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.
- PIN code 787058
- Gram panchayat Machkhowa
- Community development block Machkhowa
- Census village code 289637

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is No.1 Pahukhowa from nearby towns?
- Dhemaji (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dhemaji (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in No.1 Pahukhowa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Pahukhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bengena Gara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bengena Gara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is No.1 Pahukhowa known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seeds and peas. About 33% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in No.1 Pahukhowa

Of every 100 households in No.1 Pahukhowa in 2011, 36 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ No.1 Pahukhowa · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 10%
- Toilet within the home 64% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 60%
- Tap water 1% 0%
- Drinking water within premises 98% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 90%
- Use banking services 57% 42%
- Television 38% 14%
- Mobile phone 64% 45%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 21%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of No.1 Pahukhowa?

■ No.1 Pahukhowa · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.2% 76.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1073 990
- Working population 62.1% 53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 84.3% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 183 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (4%) · ■ Household industry 15 (4%) · ■ Other work 96 (22%) · ■ Marginal 118 (28%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhakuakhana
- Borpak Gaon 746 people
- Begenagara Gaon 739 people
- No.1 Tapit 734 people
- No.2 Phatia Bam 707 people
- No.1 Phatia Bam 670 people
- Barajan Dhipaguri 668 people
- No.2 Begenagara 620 people
- Jorkata Konch 592 people

All 51 villages in Dhakuakhana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of No.1 Pahukhowa? 787058
- How far is No.1 Pahukhowa from Dhemaji? 20 km by road
- What is the population of No.1 Pahukhowa? 689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.1 Pahukhowa in? Dhemaji district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.1 Pahukhowa? 90.2% (Census 2011)

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