# No.1 Chekadani Village, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/no-1-chekadani/ Village · Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar # No.1 Chekadani No.1 Chekadani is a village in Gossaigaon sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 79 households**, the 229th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 353people (2011) - 79households - 81.0%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## No.1 Chekadani PIN code and other codes No.1 Chekadani falls in Gossaigaon sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Community development blockKachugaon - Census village code279692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.1 Chekadani from nearby towns? - Gossaigaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)40 km by road - Gossaigaon (nearest town)17 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 No.1 Chekadani? 8 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Chekadani; 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Gossaigaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokrajhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 No.1 Chekadani known for? The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seed**. About 50% of the 121 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 No.1 Chekadani Of every 100 households in No.1 Chekadani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ No.1 Chekadani · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **15% Toilet within the home ****7%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****18%** **24% Television ****12%** **12% Mobile phone ****63%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 No.1 Chekadani? ■ No.1 Chekadani · ■ Gossaigaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **948 Working population ****38.8%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 36% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (39%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%) 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 - Saljuri No.3367 people - Bamunijhora F.V.366 people - Ranguapara359 people - Bhodiaguri No.2354 people - Charaigaon F V352 people - Jaraguri P.G.R.-I351 people - Kadomguri No.1330 people - Rajadabri329 people [All 303 villages in Gossaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/gossaigaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.1 Chekadani from Kokrajhar?40 km by road - What is the population of No.1 Chekadani?353 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.1 Chekadani in?Kokrajhar district (Gossaigaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.1 Chekadani?81.0% (Census 2011)