# Asharikandi Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bhowraguri/asharikandi-279988/ Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar # Asharikandi Asharikandi is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,149 people in 234 households**, the 25th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,149people (2011) - 234households - 51.0%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Asharikandi PIN code and other codes Asharikandi falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatJamunatari - Community development blockGossaigaon - Census village code279988 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 - Sapatgram (nearest town)2 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Asharikandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Sapatgram - ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 47% of the 122 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, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asharikandi · ■ Bhowraguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **17% Toilet within the home ****14%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****5%** **21% Television ****1%** **11% Mobile phone ****2%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****84%** **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+) ****51.0%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **978 Working population ****31.3%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (29%) · **■** Marginal 127 (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 Bhowraguri - Tajpur1,286 people - Jamunatari1,249 people - Dakhin Musalmanpara Pt.-II1,198 people - Choutara1,159 people - Harbhanga1,057 people - Rupshi Pt.-II1,041 people - Faluguri944 people - Jogirbhata918 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?1,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asharikandi in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Asharikandi?51.0% (Census 2011)