# Dhekalia Borsaikia, Jorhat (Assam) – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/dhekalia-borsaikia/ Village · Jorhat West, Jorhat # Dhekalia Borsaikia Dhekalia Borsaikia is a village in [Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/) sub-district of [Jorhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/). The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 389 households**, the 32nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,739people (2011) - 389households - 96.0%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Dhekalia Borsaikia PIN code and other codes Dhekalia Borsaikia falls in Jorhat West sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKhongia - Community development blockJorhat - Census village code293639 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekalia Borsaikia from nearby towns? - Jorhat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Jorhat (district HQ)14 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)14 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 Dhekalia Borsaikia? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekalia Borsaikia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 · 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 Dhekalia Borsaikia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Dhekalia Borsaikia Of every 100 households in Dhekalia Borsaikia in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Dhekalia Borsaikia · ■ Jorhat West rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **50% Toilet within the home ****94%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **34% Tap water ****41%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **70% Use banking services ****76%** **59% Television ****66%** **39% Mobile phone ****85%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Dhekalia Borsaikia? ■ Dhekalia Borsaikia · ■ Jorhat West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **965 Working population ****30.0%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 95.2% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 373 (71%) · **■** Marginal 35 (7%) 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 West - Khutiapota1,811 people - Kuhiar Boria1,787 people - Charingia Gaon1,750 people - Sokalating Grant1,750 people - Goriahabi Grant1,671 people - Pakimuri Habi Gaon1,630 people - Gayan Gaon1,605 people - Koibarta Gaon1,579 people [All 130 villages in Jorhat West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/jorhat-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhekalia Borsaikia from Jorhat?14 km by road - What is the population of Dhekalia Borsaikia?1,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekalia Borsaikia in?Jorhat district (Jorhat West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhekalia Borsaikia?96.0% (Census 2011)