# Dakshin Bankakata Village, Chhaygaon, Kamrup (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chhaygaon/dakshin-bankakata/ Village · Chhaygaon, Kamrup # Dakshin Bankakata Dakshin Bankakata is a village in Chhaygaon sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **866 people in 193 households**, the 37th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 866people (2011) - 193households - 81.6%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Dakshin Bankakata PIN code and other codes Dakshin Bankakata falls in Chhaygaon sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBamuni Gaon - Community development blockChaygaon - Census village code302715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakshin Bankakata from nearby towns? - Chhaygaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Amingaon (district HQ)50 km by road - Palashbari (nearest town)18 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 Dakshin Bankakata? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakshin Bankakata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Chaygaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dakshin Bankakata known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 254 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 Dakshin Bankakata Of every 100 households in Dakshin Bankakata in 2011, 31 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakshin Bankakata · ■ Chhaygaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **28% Toilet within the home ****46%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **85% Use banking services ****54%** **39% Television ****29%** **24% Mobile phone ****63%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dakshin Bankakata? ■ Dakshin Bankakata · ■ Chhaygaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095** **994 Working population ****51.4%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 71.6% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (29%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 97 (22%) · **■** Marginal 71 (16%) 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 Chhaygaon - Bali Juri F.V.975 people - Lakadubi966 people - Nijbagai951 people - Batakuchi933 people - Khatira857 people - Bherbheri F.V.843 people - Ratanpur No.1800 people - Rajapara779 people [All 149 villages in Chhaygaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chhaygaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dakshin Bankakata from Amingaon?50 km by road - What is the population of Dakshin Bankakata?866 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakshin Bankakata in?Kamrup district (Chhaygaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Bankakata?81.6% (Census 2011)