# Arkep Baligaon Village, Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/arkep-baligaon/ Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur # Arkep Baligaon Arkep Baligaon is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code **787055**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 151 households**, the 40th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 840people (2011) - 151households - 70.8%literacy - 787055PIN code ## Arkep Baligaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arkep Baligaon is 787055.** Arkep Baligaon falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - PIN code787055 - Gram panchayatKherkala - Community development blockDhakuakhana - Census village code288405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arkep Baligaon from nearby towns? - Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)80 km by road - Dhakuakhana (nearest town)14 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 Arkep Baligaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Arkep Baligaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public 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 · Barkhaman - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhakuakhana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhakuakhana - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Arkep Baligaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and black gram**. Products made here include muga silk. About 52% of the 249 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 Arkep Baligaon Of every 100 households in Arkep Baligaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Arkep Baligaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****0%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **58% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****59%** **48% Television ****0%** **14% Mobile phone ****30%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Arkep Baligaon? ■ Arkep Baligaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **934 Working population ****58.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 344 (70%) · **■** Household industry 73 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 69 (14%) 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 Dhakuakhana - N.C. Abhoypur Lason896 people - Dhenukhana Gaon890 people - Dullapara Bhari880 people - Lecham Batamari848 people - Ghatapara833 people - Abhoypur Naharani N.C.825 people - No.2 Gandhia804 people - Gohain Bari802 people [All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arkep Baligaon?787055 - How far is Arkep Baligaon from North Lakhimpur?80 km by road - What is the population of Arkep Baligaon?840 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arkep Baligaon in?Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Arkep Baligaon?70.8% (Census 2011)