# Khongia Village, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/khongia/ Village · Dergaon, Golaghat # Khongia Khongia is a village in Dergaon sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,756 people in 598 households**, the 8th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 2,756people (2011) - 598households - 92.9%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Khongia PIN code and other codes Khongia falls in Dergaon sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBarua Bamun Gaon - Community development blockKakodonga - Census village code294411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khongia from nearby towns? - Dergaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)25 km by road - Dergaon (nearest town)6 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 Khongia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Khongia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dergaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dergaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Khongia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 402 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 Khongia Of every 100 households in Khongia in 2011, 64 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Khongia · ■ Dergaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **38% Toilet within the home ****96%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **28% Tap water ****21%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **82% Use banking services ****49%** **47% Television ****38%** **29% Mobile phone ****50%** **46% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Khongia? ■ Khongia · ■ Dergaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816** **957 Working population ****47.2%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 89.8% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (9%) · **■** Household industry 429 (33%) · **■** Other work 230 (18%) · **■** Marginal 384 (30%) 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 Dergaon - Jugonia Gaon3,445 people - Missamora Bagicha3,284 people - Barua Bamun Gaon3,097 people - Batiporia Lukumai Gaon3,046 people - Molia Gaon2,581 people - Sumoni Gaon2,560 people - Batiporia Garia Gaon2,469 people - Dani Chapori2,405 people [All 81 villages in Dergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/dergaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khongia from Golaghat?25 km by road - What is the population of Khongia?2,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khongia in?Golaghat district (Dergaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khongia?92.9% (Census 2011)