# Pakharigan Village, Chabua, Dibrugarh (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Chabua, Dibrugarh 

# Pakharigan

Pakharigan is a village in Chabua sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,247 people in 266 households**, the 43rd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,247people (2011)
- 266households
- 48.4%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Pakharigan PIN code and other codes

Pakharigan falls in Chabua sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBalijan G.P
- Community development blockPanitola
- Census village code291404

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

## How far is Pakharigan from nearby towns?

- Chabua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dibrugarh (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chabua (nearest town)16 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 Pakharigan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pakharigan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Pakharigan known for?

About 67% of the 90 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 Pakharigan

Of every 100 households in Pakharigan in 2011, 30 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakharigan · ■ Chabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**26%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**56%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**68%

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 Pakharigan?

■ Pakharigan · ■ Chabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**963

Working population ****38.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 42.5% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 448 (93%) · **■** Marginal 22 (5%)

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 Chabua

- Bhardhora Bongali1,335 people
- Naduwa Gohain Gaon1,335 people
- Nalani Hulla1,328 people
- Kharjan T.E.1,267 people
- Kanjikhowa1,233 people
- Komar Gaon1,178 people
- Udalguri Gaon1,163 people
- Garapara Konwar1,154 people

[All 123 villages in Chabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/chabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakharigan from Dibrugarh?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pakharigan?1,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakharigan in?Dibrugarh district (Chabua sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pakharigan?48.4% (Census 2011)