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

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Chakma

Chakma is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 130 households**, the 42nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 659people (2011)
- 130households
- 76.8%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Chakma PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamalsing
- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279923

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

## How far is Chakma from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)3 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 Chakma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chakma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gossaigaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Chakma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 28% of the 252 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 Chakma

Of every 100 households in Chakma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chakma · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chakma?

■ Chakma · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**978

Working population ****59.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 354 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Kartaymari Pt.-II704 people
- Rimijhimi Ghop700 people
- Tokeamari-I690 people
- Patialpara670 people
- Patakata637 people
- Ghonapara622 people
- Silbari569 people
- Panbari Pt.-II542 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakma from Kokrajhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chakma?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakma in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chakma?76.8% (Census 2011)