# Dekdhowa N.C. Village, Matia, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Dekdhowa N.C.

Dekdhowa N.C. is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 54 households**, the 133rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 344people (2011)
- 54households
- 46.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Dekdhowa N.C. PIN code and other codes

Dekdhowa N.C. falls in Matia sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBaladmari
- Community development blockMatia
- Census village code282257

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

## How far is Dekdhowa N.C. from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)8 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)8 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 Dekdhowa N.C.?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dekdhowa N.C.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Krishnai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dekdhowa N.C. known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 425 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 Dekdhowa N.C.

Of every 100 households in Dekdhowa N.C. in 2011, 0 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dekdhowa N.C. · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**54%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

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 Dekdhowa N.C.?

■ Dekdhowa N.C. · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**968

Working population ****27.3%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 33 (35%) · **■** Marginal 7 (7%)

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

- Rakhyasini Jhar Pt-I380 people
- Gajiajani369 people
- Karkasi Damas367 people
- Rabhapara364 people
- Khamar Pakhiriguri Dhundipara340 people
- Khairapara332 people
- Upartola Pt-I329 people
- Darapara Pt-I323 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dekdhowa N.C. from Goalpara?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dekdhowa N.C.?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekdhowa N.C. in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dekdhowa N.C.?46.2% (Census 2011)