Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara # Tekona Tekona is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,722 people in 320 households, the 51st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%. - 1,722 people (2011) - 320 households - 49.7% literacy - 986 females per 1,000 males ## Tekona PIN code and other codes Tekona falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Katarihara - Community development block Jaleswar - Census village code 281834 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tekona from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ) 59 km by road - Goalpara (district HQ) 59 km by road - Lakhipur (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tekona? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tekona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Banygaon - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Banygaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Goalpara - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tekona known for? The main crops are paddy, jute and wheat. About 88% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tekona Of every 100 households in Tekona in 2011, 34 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tekona · ■ Lakhipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 34% 22% - Toilet within the home 85% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 15% 47% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 40% 53% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 96% - Use banking services 8% 18% - Television 1% 7% - Mobile phone 36% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 37% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tekona? ■ Tekona · ■ Lakhipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.7% 55.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 964 - Working population 23.5% 31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.1% for men and 46.4% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 283 (70%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (16%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 40 (10%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhipur - Bandormatha 1,908 people - Kesarapara 1,786 people - Bausatari 1,763 people - Saldhowa 1,741 people - Chaibari 1,704 people - Takimari 1,660 people - Likiri Para 1,659 people - Khalisavita Hindupara 1,621 people All 267 villages in Lakhipur ## Quick answers - How far is Tekona from Goalpara? 59 km by road - What is the population of Tekona? 1,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tekona in? Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Tekona? 49.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/tekona/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.