# Dakhin Khchakhana Village, Golokganj, Dhubri (Assam)

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Village · Golokganj, Dhubri 

# Dakhin Khchakhana

Dakhin Khchakhana is a village in Golokganj sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,979 people in 693 households**, the 21st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 2,979people (2011)
- 693households
- 73.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Dakhin Khchakhana PIN code and other codes

Dakhin Khchakhana falls in Golokganj sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKachkhana
- Community development blockGolakganj
- Census village code280794

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dakhin Khchakhana from nearby towns?

- Dhubri (district HQ)29 km by road
- Gauripur (nearest town)19 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 Dakhin Khchakhana?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Khchakhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauripur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Dakhin Khchakhana known for?

The main crops are **jute, wheat and paddy**. About 78% of the 277 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 Dakhin Khchakhana

Of every 100 households in Dakhin Khchakhana in 2011, 26 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakhin Khchakhana · ■ Golokganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakhin Khchakhana?

■ Dakhin Khchakhana · ■ Golokganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**962

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (8%) · **■** Household industry 62 (6%) · **■** Other work 384 (38%) · **■** Marginal 197 (20%)

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 Golokganj

- Uttar Tokererchara Pt.I3,170 people
- Dakhin Tokererchara Pt.III3,157 people
- Purni3,073 people
- Soulmari Pt.II3,053 people
- Kheksialy2,826 people
- Lakhimari Pt.III2,789 people
- Uzanpetla Pt.II2,784 people
- Bisaindai Pt.III2,518 people

[All 102 villages in Golokganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/golokganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhin Khchakhana from Dhubri?29 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhin Khchakhana?2,979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhin Khchakhana in?Dhubri district (Golokganj sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Khchakhana?73.1% (Census 2011)
