# Dakukura Chowa Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/dakukura-chowa-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Dakukura Chowa Gaon Dakukura Chowa Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,154 people in 236 households**, the 27th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 1,154people (2011) - 236households - 76.9%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Dakukura Chowa Gaon PIN code and other codes Dakukura Chowa Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKakojan - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293702 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakukura Chowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)2 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 Dakukura Chowa Gaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dakukura Chowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Bamun Gaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dakukura Chowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetable**. About 58% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Dakukura Chowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Dakukura Chowa Gaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dakukura Chowa Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **73% Toilet within the home ****89%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **18% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **57% Use banking services ****34%** **69% Television ****28%** **49% Mobile phone ****16%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****8%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dakukura Chowa Gaon? ■ Dakukura Chowa Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680** **944 Working population ****39.8%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (18%) · **■** Marginal 142 (31%) 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 - Somar Gaon1,364 people - Pakhimora Gaon1,305 people - Chari Gaon1,273 people - Gajpuria Gaon1,170 people - Hatigarh Grant1,045 people - Sorumona Poria997 people - Rangdai Bamun Gaon905 people - Kopora Dhora Gaon865 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dakukura Chowa Gaon from Jorhat?11 km by road - What is the population of Dakukura Chowa Gaon?1,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakukura Chowa Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dakukura Chowa Gaon?76.9% (Census 2011)