# Khokhshaguri Block Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam)

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Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar 

# Khokhshaguri Block

Khokhshaguri Block is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 51 households**, the 265th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 224people (2011)
- 51households
- 57.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Khokhshaguri Block PIN code and other codes

Khokhshaguri Block falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMaktaigaon
- Community development blockKachugaon
- Census village code279595

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

## How far is Khokhshaguri Block from nearby towns?

- Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gossaigaon (nearest town)20 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 Khokhshaguri Block?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khokhshaguri Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Khokhshaguri Block known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 37% of the 122 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 Khokhshaguri Block

Of every 100 households in Khokhshaguri Block in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khokhshaguri Block · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**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 Khokhshaguri Block?

■ Khokhshaguri Block · ■ Gossaigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**948

Working population ****53.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 46.6% for women. 47% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 60 (50%)

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

- Sagunchara231 people
- Sejari230 people
- Srirampur-II229 people
- Madhyanagar F.V.228 people
- Kathalguri223 people
- Mukuldanga No.1222 people
- Charaideka F V220 people
- Mohendrapur F.V.215 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khokhshaguri Block from Kokrajhar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Khokhshaguri Block?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokhshaguri Block in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Khokhshaguri Block?57.1% (Census 2011)