Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur # Gohain Handique Gohain Handique is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787055. The 2011 Census counted 1,584 people in 344 households, the 12th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 1,584 people (2011) - 344 households - 93.8% literacy - 787055 PIN code ## Gohain Handique PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gohain Handique is 787055. Gohain Handique falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - PIN code 787055 - Gram panchayat Uttar Dhakuakhana - Community development block Dhakuakhana - Census village code 288372 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gohain Handique from nearby towns? - Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 80 km by road - Dhakuakhana (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gohain Handique? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gohain Handique; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhakuakhanan - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhakuakhana - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated 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 Gohain Handique known for? The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and black gram. Products made here include muga cloth. About 47% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gohain Handique Of every 100 households in Gohain Handique in 2011, 62 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Gohain Handique · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 17% - Toilet within the home 91% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 58% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 96% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 92% - Use banking services 57% 48% - Television 39% 14% - Mobile phone 71% 43% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 26% 12% - Car / jeep / van 8% 1% - None of these assets 9% 20% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gohain Handique? ■ Gohain Handique · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 93.8% 79.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 978 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 934 - Working population 60.4% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.7% for men and 90.0% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 345 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 28 (3%) · ■ Other work 169 (18%) · ■ Marginal 412 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhakuakhana - No.1 Alimurbazar 2,076 people - Kala Kata Chetia 2,032 people - N.C. Kangkan Chapari Baghchuk 1,887 people - Medhisuti 1,634 people - Ghamara Gaon 1,457 people - No.134 F.C. Grant 1,431 people - Siring Gaon 1,417 people - No.2 Tekeliphota Bagari 1,405 people All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gohain Handique? 787055 - How far is Gohain Handique from North Lakhimpur? 80 km by road - What is the population of Gohain Handique? 1,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gohain Handique in? Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gohain Handique? 93.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/gohain-handique/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.