# Barkachua Village, Gossaigaon, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gossaigaon, Dhubri 

# Barkachua

Barkachua is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 182 households**, the 23rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 829people (2011)
- 182households
- 59.4%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Barkachua PIN code and other codes

Barkachua falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDingdinga
- Community development blockHatidhura
- Census village code280686

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

## How far is Barkachua from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon Of Kokrajhar District (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ)54 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)24 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 Barkachua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barkachua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Oxiguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Barkachua known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 82% of the 125 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 Barkachua

Of every 100 households in Barkachua in 2011, 19 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkachua · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

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 Barkachua?

■ Barkachua · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**1007

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 50.8% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (20%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Gossaigaon

- Sonaludabri1,413 people
- Ghritingarkhuti1,356 people
- Sagunchara1,189 people
- Tamasabagan1,182 people
- Garopara829 people
- Sarpamari746 people
- Dingdinga739 people
- Bholarkhas638 people

[All 35 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/gossaigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkachua from Dhubri?54 km by road
- What is the population of Barkachua?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkachua in?Dhubri district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barkachua?59.4% (Census 2011)