# Dawaguri No.1 Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar 

# Dawaguri No.1

Dawaguri No.1 is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 158 households**, the 126th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 776people (2011)
- 158households
- 60.1%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Dawaguri No.1 PIN code and other codes

Dawaguri No.1 falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatJaraguri
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279670

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

## How far is Dawaguri No.1 from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gossaigaon (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 Dawaguri No.1?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dawaguri No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jaraguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dawaguri No.1 known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 69% of the 179 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 Dawaguri No.1

Of every 100 households in Dawaguri No.1 in 2011, 46 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dawaguri No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**15%

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

**20%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****27%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

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 Dawaguri No.1?

■ Dawaguri No.1 · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**948

Working population ****27.4%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 51.2% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (10%) · **■** Other work 76 (36%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Gossaigaon

- Jogendrapur F.V.788 people
- Joymaguri783 people
- Mothambil F V779 people
- Bhorpur F.V.777 people
- Quantainpur773 people
- Alokjhar F.V.767 people
- Bhowraguri-Satbil-I757 people
- Gaochulka F.V.751 people

[All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dawaguri No.1 from Kokrajhar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dawaguri No.1?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dawaguri No.1 in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dawaguri No.1?60.1% (Census 2011)
