Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur # Bantow Gaon Bantow Gaon is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787055. The 2011 Census counted 2,740 people in 565 households, the 1st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 2,740 people (2011) - 565 households - 86.4% literacy - 787055 PIN code ## Bantow Gaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bantow Gaon is 787055. Bantow Gaon falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - PIN code 787055 - Gram panchayat Paschim Dhakuakhana - Community development block Dhakuakhana - Census village code 288349 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bantow Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 82 km by road - Dhakuakhana (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bantow Gaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bantow Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhakuakhana - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dhakuakhana - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bantow Gaon known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and mustard seed. Products made here include muga silk. About 50% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bantow Gaon Of every 100 households in Bantow Gaon in 2011, 38 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bantow Gaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Electricity for lighting 38% 17% - Toilet within the home 68% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 58% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 94% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 92% - Use banking services 43% 48% - Television 23% 14% - Mobile phone 46% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 12% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 18% 20% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bantow Gaon? ■ Bantow Gaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 79.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 934 - Working population 32.4% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.3% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 498 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 206 (23%) · ■ Marginal 170 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhakuakhana - Namrupia Jalbhari 2,658 people - Charanchuk Madarguri 2,546 people - Dighala Hiloi Dhari 2,539 people - N.C. Lutachur Indur 2,438 people All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bantow Gaon? 787055 - How far is Bantow Gaon from North Lakhimpur? 82 km by road - What is the population of Bantow Gaon? 2,740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bantow Gaon in? Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bantow Gaon? 86.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/bantow-gaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.