# Dahikata Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Dahikata

Dahikata is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,744 people in 689 households**, the 8th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 3,744people (2011)
- 689households
- 69.6%literacy
- 718females per 1,000 males

## Dahikata PIN code and other codes

Dahikata falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMornai
- Community development blockMatia
- Census village code282275

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

## How far is Dahikata from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)15 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)15 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 Dahikata?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dahikata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Krishnai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dudhnai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dahikata known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 1,073 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 Dahikata

Of every 100 households in Dahikata in 2011, 33 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dahikata · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**30%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dahikata?

■ Dahikata · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****718**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**968

Working population ****26.9%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 37% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 380 (38%) · **■** Marginal 226 (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 Matia

- Buduchar4,845 people
- Pachim Matia4,405 people
- Paikan Pt-I3,899 people
- Nobagata Simlitola3,888 people
- Rakhyasini Garopara Pt-I3,712 people
- Tukura Pt-III3,703 people
- Paikan Pt-II3,510 people
- Kodamtola Gopalpur3,264 people

[All 153 villages in Matia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/matia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dahikata from Goalpara?15 km by road
- What is the population of Dahikata?3,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahikata in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dahikata?69.6% (Census 2011)