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

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Village · Matia, Goalpara 

# Dekdhowa

Dekdhowa is a village in Matia sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,642 people in 457 households**, the 21st largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,642people (2011)
- 457households
- 52.9%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Dekdhowa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSuryagiri
- Community development blockMatia
- Census village code282256

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

## How far is Dekdhowa from nearby towns?

- Goalpara (district HQ)10 km by road
- Goalpara (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Goalpara
- ○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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 known for?

About 95% of the 66 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

Of every 100 households in Dekdhowa in 2011, 48 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dekdhowa · ■ Matia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**54%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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?

■ Dekdhowa · ■ Matia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**968

Working population ****29.8%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 356 (45%) · **■** Marginal 80 (10%)

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

- Dubapara2,883 people
- Fofanga Pt-I2,815 people
- Rakhyasini Jangle Block2,768 people
- Paharsing Para2,644 people
- Tinkoniapara2,635 people
- Mamudpur Pt.-II2,623 people
- Mornai2,572 people
- Sutarpara2,513 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dekdhowa from Goalpara?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dekdhowa?2,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekdhowa in?Goalpara district (Matia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dekdhowa?52.9% (Census 2011)