# Heraipuwa Gaon Village, Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur (Assam)

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Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur 

# Heraipuwa Gaon

Heraipuwa Gaon is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code **787055**. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 68 households**, the 103rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 325people (2011)
- 68households
- 82.1%literacy
- 787055PIN code

## Heraipuwa Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heraipuwa Gaon is 787055.** Heraipuwa Gaon falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.

- PIN code787055
- Community development blockDhakuakhana
- Census village code288304

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Heraipuwa Gaon from nearby towns?

- Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dhakuakhana (nearest town)12 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 Heraipuwa Gaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Heraipuwa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhakuakhana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhakuakhana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Heraipuwa Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and black gram**. Products made here include muga cloth and eri cloth. About 89% of the 175 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 Heraipuwa Gaon

Of every 100 households in Heraipuwa Gaon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Heraipuwa Gaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****63%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Heraipuwa Gaon?

■ Heraipuwa Gaon · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**934

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (14%) · **■** Marginal 40 (26%)

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

- Mohemari Gaon347 people
- Bhoma Lagsu N.C.337 people
- Choiguri335 people
- Kachowani Gaon332 people
- Bakulguri Chariali320 people
- No.1 Tulsijan319 people
- Bantow Chamuah Pathar315 people
- N.C. Neogoghuli315 people

[All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heraipuwa Gaon?787055
- How far is Heraipuwa Gaon from North Lakhimpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Heraipuwa Gaon?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heraipuwa Gaon in?Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Heraipuwa Gaon?82.1% (Census 2011)
