# Bonkhowa Chuk Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/bonkhowa-chuk/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Bonkhowa Chuk Bonkhowa Chuk is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 296 households**, the 35th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,412people (2011) - 296households - 87.8%literacy - 1,101females per 1,000 males ## Bonkhowa Chuk PIN code and other codes Bonkhowa Chuk falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBongaon - Community development blockMajuli - Census village code293446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bonkhowa Chuk from nearby towns? - Jorhat (district HQ)50 km by road - Jorhat (nearest town)50 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 Bonkhowa Chuk? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bonkhowa Chuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Bonkhowa Chuk known for? The main crops are **rice and mustard seed**. About 36% of the 221 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 Bonkhowa Chuk Of every 100 households in Bonkhowa Chuk in 2011, 47 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bonkhowa Chuk · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **22% Toilet within the home ****67%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **60% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****53%** **34% Television ****24%** **16% Mobile phone ****51%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Bonkhowa Chuk? ■ Bonkhowa Chuk · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1407** **948 Working population ****33.7%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 83.0% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (18%) · **■** Marginal 133 (28%) 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 Majuli - Borboka Pathar1,444 people - Borduar Chapori1,436 people - Borun Chitadar Chuk1,433 people - Bokajan Miri1,424 people - Molual Kalita1,398 people - Dhodang Chapori1,364 people - Moghua Chuk1,353 people - Kamar Gaon1,344 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bonkhowa Chuk from Jorhat?50 km by road - What is the population of Bonkhowa Chuk?1,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bonkhowa Chuk in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bonkhowa Chuk?87.8% (Census 2011)