# Dakhin Patakata Village, Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Dakhin Patakata

Dakhin Patakata is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 24 households**, the 87th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 119people (2011)
- 24households
- 55.9%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Dakhin Patakata PIN code and other codes

Dakhin Patakata falls in Bhowraguri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKamalring
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279906

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

## How far is Dakhin Patakata from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)10 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 Dakhin Patakata?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Patakata; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhowraguri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Dakhin Patakata known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 95% of the 28 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 Dakhin Patakata

Of every 100 households in Dakhin Patakata in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhin Patakata · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**21%

Television ****29%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dakhin Patakata?

■ Dakhin Patakata · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**978

Working population ****58.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 41.2% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 31 (45%)

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

- Daimaguri Pt.-II145 people
- Ghutihara145 people
- Nutunpara138 people
- Sukanjhora Saljhar136 people
- Ai-Bhandar Pt.-I107 people
- Daimaguri Pt.-I106 people
- Khangkhuraibari Pt.-II98 people
- Gendabil Pt.-I96 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhin Patakata from Kokrajhar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhin Patakata?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhin Patakata in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Patakata?55.9% (Census 2011)