# Okhala Chuk Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Okhala Chuk

Okhala Chuk is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 76 households**, the 125th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 480people (2011)
- 76households
- 76.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Okhala Chuk PIN code and other codes

Okhala Chuk falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGoal Gaon
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293351

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

## How far is Okhala Chuk from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)49 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)49 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 Okhala Chuk?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Okhala Chuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamalabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kamalabari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Okhala Chuk known for?

The main crops are **rice and mustard seed**. About 35% of the 284 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 Okhala Chuk

Of every 100 households in Okhala Chuk in 2011, 13 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okhala Chuk · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****42%**

**34%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Okhala Chuk?

■ Okhala Chuk · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**948

Working population ****39.0%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (47%) · **■** Other work 34 (18%) · **■** Marginal 65 (35%)

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

- Namoni Serepai No.2508 people
- Namoni Serepai No.3508 people
- Kathal Khowa Kathamia494 people
- Natun Kulamora Chapori N.C.480 people
- Sakupara No.2477 people
- Auniati Jungle473 people
- Kakati Bari473 people
- Bheuchuk Kumarbari463 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Okhala Chuk from Jorhat?49 km by road
- What is the population of Okhala Chuk?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okhala Chuk in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Okhala Chuk?76.9% (Census 2011)