# Nikhikhe Village, Sarupathar, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat 

# Nikhikhe

Nikhikhe is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 29 households**, the 299th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 157people (2011)
- 29households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Nikhikhe PIN code and other codes

Nikhikhe falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Community development blockGolaghat South
- Census village code295119

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

## How far is Nikhikhe from nearby towns?

- Sarupather (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sarupather (nearest town)35 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 Nikhikhe?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nikhikhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bokajan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Borpathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Nikhikhe known for?

About 99% of the 217 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 Nikhikhe

Of every 100 households in Nikhikhe in 2011, 3 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikhikhe · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**50%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Nikhikhe?

■ Nikhikhe · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**967

Working population ****40.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 44% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (44%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 35 (55%)

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 Sarupathar

- Tengatol Bosti168 people
- Chungajan Ekorani No.2163 people
- Jurpukhuri163 people
- Doyalpur162 people
- Singimari No.1157 people
- Chungajan Gaon153 people
- East Dhontolla152 people
- Sonaribil152 people

[All 425 villages in Sarupathar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikhikhe from Golaghat?65 km by road
- What is the population of Nikhikhe?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhikhe in?Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhikhe?71.2% (Census 2011)