# Bam-Dhekia Khowa Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/bam-dhekia-khowa/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Bam-Dhekia Khowa Bam-Dhekia Khowa is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 180 households**, the 32nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 819people (2011) - 180households - 91.6%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Bam-Dhekia Khowa PIN code and other codes Bam-Dhekia Khowa falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Chowkhat - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bam-Dhekia Khowa from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)11 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)11 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 Bam-Dhekia Khowa? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bam-Dhekia Khowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahona - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bam-Dhekia Khowa known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 38% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bam-Dhekia Khowa Of every 100 households in Bam-Dhekia Khowa in 2011, 84 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Bam-Dhekia Khowa · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **73% Toilet within the home ****95%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **18% Tap water ****50%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **57% Use banking services ****48%** **69% Television ****57%** **49% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bam-Dhekia Khowa? ■ Bam-Dhekia Khowa · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455** **944 Working population ****29.8%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 87.0% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 164 (67%) · **■** Marginal 22 (9%) 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 Jorhat East - Hatigarh Grant1,045 people - Sorumona Poria997 people - Rangdai Bamun Gaon905 people - Kopora Dhora Gaon865 people - Sonari Gaon808 people - No.1 Gharpholia Gaon800 people - Matali Gaon775 people - Dagar Chowk663 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bam-Dhekia Khowa from Jorhat?11 km by road - What is the population of Bam-Dhekia Khowa?819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bam-Dhekia Khowa in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bam-Dhekia Khowa?91.6% (Census 2011)