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

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Village · Bhowraguri, Kokrajhar 

# Palashkandi

Palashkandi is a village in Bhowraguri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 52 households**, the 78th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 199people (2011)
- 52households
- 80.6%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Palashkandi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJoypur
- Community development blockGossaigaon
- Census village code279986

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

## How far is Palashkandi from nearby towns?

- Bhowraguri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gossaigaon (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 Palashkandi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Palashkandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gulihara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tulshibil
- ○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 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)9 h summer · 9 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 Palashkandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seed**. About 61% of the 74 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 Palashkandi

Of every 100 households in Palashkandi in 2011, 38 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palashkandi · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**21%

Television ****31%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Palashkandi?

■ Palashkandi · ■ Bhowraguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462**

**978

Working population ****29.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 72.9% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (9%) · **■** Other work 15 (26%) · **■** Marginal 6 (10%)

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

- Hashdoha213 people
- Bhogijhora207 people
- Panbari Pt.-I202 people
- Kochugaon200 people
- Patimari197 people
- Boalimari185 people
- Dudumari-II178 people
- Gendabil Pt.-II170 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Palashkandi from Kokrajhar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Palashkandi?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashkandi in?Kokrajhar district (Bhowraguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Palashkandi?80.6% (Census 2011)