# Sandahkhowa Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/sandahkhowa/ Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # Sandahkhowa Sandahkhowa is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,073 people in 213 households**, the 71st largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,073people (2011) - 213households - 84.4%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Sandahkhowa PIN code and other codes Sandahkhowa falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBangalmara - Community development blockKarunabari - Census village code287682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandahkhowa from nearby towns? - Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Bihpuria (nearest town)11 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 Sandahkhowa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sandahkhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Bangalmara - ○Degree college10+ km · Bihpuria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Sandahkhowa known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and mustard seed**. About 93% of the 319 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 Sandahkhowa Of every 100 households in Sandahkhowa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sandahkhowa · ■ Bihpuria rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **26% Toilet within the home ****85%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **28% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **89% Use banking services ****36%** **46% Television ****21%** **19% Mobile phone ****66%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Sandahkhowa? ■ Sandahkhowa · ■ Bihpuria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **965 Working population ****49.6%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 62 (12%) · **■** Marginal 231 (43%) 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 Bihpuria - Dhunabari Gaon1,143 people - Sonapur Block1,143 people - Kachajuli Rampur1,103 people - Bango Gaon1,094 people - Fenkhati Gaoni1,071 people - Loridanga1,057 people - Bejibari Gaon1,016 people - Khora Chapori941 people [All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sandahkhowa from North Lakhimpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Sandahkhowa?1,073 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandahkhowa in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sandahkhowa?84.4% (Census 2011)