# Ghoskata Village, Dotoma, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Dotoma, Kokrajhar 

# Ghoskata

Ghoskata is a village in Dotoma sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 186 households**, the 55th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 918people (2011)
- 186households
- 75.5%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Ghoskata PIN code and other codes

Ghoskata falls in Dotoma sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Community development blockDotoma
- Census village code280089

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

## How far is Ghoskata from nearby towns?

- Dotoma (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Kokrajhar (nearest town)12 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 Ghoskata?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoskata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Dotoma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dotoma
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kuguri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Ghoskata known for?

The main crops are **jute, rice and mustard seed**. About 45% of the 281 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 Ghoskata

Of every 100 households in Ghoskata in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghoskata · ■ Dotoma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ghoskata?

■ Ghoskata · ■ Dotoma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1346**

**955

Working population ****55.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 135 (27%)

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 Dotoma

- Boldiabathan1,011 people
- Kumguri992 people
- Uttar Ramfalbil968 people
- Anthaibari965 people
- Pachim Dangarkuti893 people
- Koraitala Mushalmanpara847 people
- Totpara846 people
- Dhepadhep839 people

[All 172 villages in Dotoma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/dotoma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoskata from Kokrajhar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoskata?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoskata in?Kokrajhar district (Dotoma sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoskata?75.5% (Census 2011)