# Barkona Village, Mankachar, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Mankachar, Dhubri 

# Barkona

Barkona is a village in Mankachar sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam, PIN code **783131**. The 2011 Census counted **3,084 people in 649 households**, the 36th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.8%.

- 3,084people (2011)
- 649households
- 38.2%literacy
- 783131PIN code

## Barkona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkona is 783131.** Barkona falls in Mankachar sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- PIN code783131
- Community development blockMankachar
- Census village code281750

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

## How far is Barkona from nearby towns?

- Mankachar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhubri (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)85 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 Barkona?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mankachar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mankachar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauripur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Barkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 23% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barkona

Of every 100 households in Barkona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkona · ■ Mankachar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**10%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**67%

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 Barkona?

■ Barkona · ■ Mankachar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**47.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**977

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 34.6% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (20%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 425 (38%) · **■** Marginal 241 (22%)

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 Mankachar

- Pipulbari Pt.II3,315 people
- Fattapara3,309 people
- Dorua3,179 people
- Chirakhowa Toppara3,104 people
- Monjuri3,077 people
- Chirakhowa Bengervita3,020 people
- Tangoan Pt.II2,967 people
- Fekamari Pt.II2,887 people

[All 113 villages in Mankachar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/mankachar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkona?783131
- How far is Barkona from Dhubri?85 km by road
- What is the population of Barkona?3,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkona in?Dhubri district (Mankachar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barkona?38.2% (Census 2011)