# Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III Village, Golokganj, Dhubri (Assam)

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Village · Golokganj, Dhubri 

# Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III

Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III is a village in Golokganj sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **478 people in 114 households**, the 88th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 478people (2011)
- 114households
- 78.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III PIN code and other codes

Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III falls in Golokganj sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNalia
- Community development blockRupsi
- Census village code280831

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

## How far is Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III from nearby towns?

- Dakhin Tokererchora Pt.Ii, Golokganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gauripur (nearest town)18 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 Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhubri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard seed**. Products made here include rice. About 80% of the 210 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 Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III

Of every 100 households in Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III in 2011, 30 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III · ■ Golokganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**47%

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 Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III?

■ Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III · ■ Golokganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**962

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (25%) · **■** Other work 50 (31%) · **■** Marginal 33 (21%)

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

- Dumardaha Pt.II555 people
- Dakhin Tokererchara Pt.I533 people
- Khalisakuri481 people
- Morakura479 people
- Lotka393 people
- Sahebganj Naicharkuti344 people
- Dakhin Raipur Pt.II338 people
- Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.I338 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III from Dhubri?28 km by road
- What is the population of Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III?478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III in?Dhubri district (Golokganj sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pachim Gaikhowa Pt.III?78.9% (Census 2011)
