# Chaikata Village, Boko, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boko, Kamrup 

# Chaikata

Chaikata is a village in Boko sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 233 households**, the 40th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 233households
- 82.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Chaikata PIN code and other codes

Chaikata falls in Boko sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayat76 Luki Gaon
- Community development blockBoko
- Census village code303081

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

## How far is Chaikata from nearby towns?

- Boko (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)60 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)40 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 Chaikata?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chaikata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banda Para
- ○Degree college10+ km · Boko
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chaikata known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and betel nut**. Products made here include bamboo craft, wooden craft and textile. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaikata

Of every 100 households in Chaikata in 2011, 19 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaikata · ■ Boko rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chaikata?

■ Chaikata · ■ Boko rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**946

Working population ****54.0%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 235 (42%) · **■** Marginal 190 (34%)

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 Boko

- Turuk Para1,100 people
- Joypur1,083 people
- Malongkona N.C.1,066 people
- Bala Para1,029 people
- Langkona1,023 people
- Namtarabari1,011 people
- Dhekiabari1,004 people
- Goshanimara1,001 people

[All 140 villages in Boko](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/boko/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaikata from Amingaon?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chaikata?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaikata in?Kamrup district (Boko sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chaikata?82.5% (Census 2011)