# Deka Senchowa Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/deka-senchowa/ Village · Majuli, Jorhat # Deka Senchowa Deka Senchowa is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 272 households**, the 45th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,207people (2011) - 272households - 81.6%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Deka Senchowa PIN code and other codes Deka Senchowa falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatRowanapar - Community development blockMajuli - Census village code293437 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Deka Senchowa 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 Deka Senchowa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Deka Senchowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rowanapar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Deka Senchowa known for? The main crops are **rice and mustard seed**. Products made here include textile. About 65% of the 307 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 Deka Senchowa Of every 100 households in Deka Senchowa in 2011, 37 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Deka Senchowa · ■ Majuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **22% Toilet within the home ****25%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **60% Tap water ****6%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **84% Use banking services ****35%** **34% Television ****19%** **16% Mobile phone ****39%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Deka Senchowa? ■ Deka Senchowa · ■ Majuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **948 Working population ****46.1%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 71.0% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 162 (29%) · **■** Marginal 80 (14%) 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 - Borgayan No.11,320 people - Mohkina Gaon1,311 people - Burha Senchowa1,294 people - Pohumara1,287 people - Kuhiar Bari1,200 people - Jomud Chuk1,197 people - Nam Katoni1,194 people - Sumoi Mari1,138 people [All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Deka Senchowa from Jorhat?50 km by road - What is the population of Deka Senchowa?1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Deka Senchowa in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Deka Senchowa?81.6% (Census 2011)