# Dal Khowa Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Dal Khowa

Dal Khowa is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam, PIN code **785614**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 46 households**, the 169th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 223people (2011)
- 46households
- 66.8%literacy
- 785614PIN code

## Dal Khowa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dal Khowa is 785614.** Dal Khowa falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- PIN code785614
- Gram panchayatDaskhin Ahatguri
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293338

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dal Khowa from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dergaon (nearest town)20 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 Dal Khowa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dal Khowa; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dergaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Dal Khowa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include textile. About 12% of the 621 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 Dal Khowa

Of every 100 households in Dal Khowa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dal Khowa · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****2%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dal Khowa?

■ Dal Khowa · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**948

Working population ****56.1%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 62.6% for women. 53% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (17%)

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

- Haladhi Bari254 people
- Kashilata Natun Chapori251 people
- Chayani249 people
- Aboni Chapori225 people
- Auniati Lakharaj191 people
- Kashikata Gaon189 people
- Anai Chuk No.1181 people
- Pokimuri Chapori N.C.169 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dal Khowa?785614
- How far is Dal Khowa from Jorhat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dal Khowa?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dal Khowa in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dal Khowa?66.8% (Census 2011)