# Handique Village, Jonai, Dhemaji (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/handique/ Village · Jonai, Dhemaji # Handique Handique is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787061**. The 2011 Census counted **1,146 people in 239 households**, the 20th largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,146people (2011) - 239households - 84.4%literacy - 787061PIN code ## Handique PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handique is 787061.** Handique falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam. - PIN code787061 - Gram panchayatSimen Chapori - Community development blockMurkongselek - Census village code289245 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handique from nearby towns? - Jonai (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Dhemaji (district HQ)65 km by road - Silapathar (nearest town)32 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 Handique? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Handique; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jonai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Handique known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mekhela chadar and gamocha. About 80% of the 59 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 Handique Of every 100 households in Handique in 2011, 18 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Handique · ■ Jonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **9% Toilet within the home ****86%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **94% Use banking services ****60%** **28% Television ****20%** **13% Mobile phone ****58%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Handique? ■ Handique · ■ Jonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **926 Working population ****57.8%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 137 (21%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 151 (23%) · **■** Marginal 357 (54%) 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 Jonai - Galimechaki1,194 people - Dekapam Pensam1,189 people - No.2 Rigbi1,161 people - Kobuchapori West1,157 people - No.1 Sirampuria1,125 people - Ujani Bijoypur1,086 people - Gali Borbali1,076 people - Amlakhi Pait1,066 people [All 382 villages in Jonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handique?787061 - How far is Handique from Dhemaji?65 km by road - What is the population of Handique?1,146 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handique in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Handique?84.4% (Census 2011)