# Asharikandi Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Asharikandi

Asharikandi is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 169 households**, the 34th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 788people (2011)
- 169households
- 68.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Asharikandi PIN code and other codes

Asharikandi falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatJamuntari
- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279979

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

## How far is Asharikandi from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)6 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 Asharikandi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Asharikandi; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tulshibil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Asharikandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 16% of the 89 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 Asharikandi

Of every 100 households in Asharikandi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Asharikandi · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**21%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Asharikandi?

■ Asharikandi · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**978

Working population ****37.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (23%) · **■** Marginal 130 (44%)

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 Bhowraguri

- Mowamari853 people
- Bhumka809 people
- Rimijhimighat Pt.I807 people
- Boalkamari795 people
- Banglabari718 people
- Tulsibil715 people
- Aminkata709 people
- Kartaymari Pt.-II704 people

[All 93 villages in Bhowraguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Asharikandi from Kokrajhar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Asharikandi?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asharikandi in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Asharikandi?68.5% (Census 2011)