# Dagar Chowk Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/dagar-chowk/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Dagar Chowk Dagar Chowk is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 138 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 663people (2011) - 138households - 91.7%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Dagar Chowk PIN code and other codes Dagar Chowk falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Chowkhat - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293714 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dagar Chowk from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)16 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)16 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 Dagar Chowk? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dagar Chowk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dahona - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 2 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 Dagar Chowk known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 65% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Dagar Chowk Of every 100 households in Dagar Chowk in 2011, 36 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dagar Chowk · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **73% Toilet within the home ****90%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **18% Tap water ****22%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **57% Use banking services ****76%** **69% Television ****18%** **49% Mobile phone ****53%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Dagar Chowk? ■ Dagar Chowk · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **944 Working population ****41.8%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.4% for men and 86.6% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 98 (35%) · **■** Marginal 129 (47%) 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 - Bam-Dhekia Khowa819 people - Sonari Gaon808 people - No.1 Gharpholia Gaon800 people - Matali Gaon775 people - Dhari Gaon661 people - Hatisal Chapori659 people - Dhekia Khowa Gaon624 people - Gayan Gaon601 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dagar Chowk from Jorhat?16 km by road - What is the population of Dagar Chowk?663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dagar Chowk in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dagar Chowk?91.7% (Census 2011)