# Dhekia Khowa Gaon Village, Jorhat East, Jorhat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/dhekia-khowa-gaon/ Village · Jorhat East, Jorhat # Dhekia Khowa Gaon Dhekia Khowa Gaon is a village in Jorhat East sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 144 households**, the 39th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.9%. - 624people (2011) - 144households - 88.2%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Dhekia Khowa Gaon PIN code and other codes Dhekia Khowa Gaon falls in Jorhat East sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMadhya Chowkhat - Community development blockJorhat Central - Census village code293704 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekia Khowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)10 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)10 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 Dhekia Khowa Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekia Khowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muleng - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bamun Gaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 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 · 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 Dhekia Khowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 222 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 Dhekia Khowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Dhekia Khowa Gaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Dhekia Khowa Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **73% Toilet within the home ****81%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **18% Tap water ****59%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **57% Use banking services ****1%** **69% Television ****50%** **49% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Dhekia Khowa Gaon? ■ Dhekia Khowa Gaon · ■ Jorhat East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **91.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **944 Working population ****33.0%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 84.1% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 18 (9%) · **■** Other work 63 (31%) · **■** Marginal 54 (26%) 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 - Matali Gaon775 people - Dagar Chowk663 people - Dhari Gaon661 people - Hatisal Chapori659 people - Gayan Gaon601 people - Kaliani Pathar458 people - Garia Habi444 people - Satal Bagh Chapori422 people [All 65 villages in Jorhat East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhekia Khowa Gaon from Jorhat?10 km by road - What is the population of Dhekia Khowa Gaon?624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekia Khowa Gaon in?Jorhat district (Jorhat East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhekia Khowa Gaon?88.2% (Census 2011)