Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur
# No.2 Gandhia

No.2 Gandhia is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787058. The 2011 Census counted 804 people in 155 households, the 43rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 804 people (2011)
- 155 households
- 74.9% literacy
- 787058 PIN code

## No.2 Gandhia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of No.2 Gandhia is 787058. No.2 Gandhia falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- PIN code 787058
- Gram panchayat Gandhia
- Community development block Dhakuakhana
- Census village code 288311

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is No.2 Gandhia 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.

## What facilities are there in No.2 Gandhia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside No.2 Gandhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service 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 under 5 km · Machkhowa
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Machkhowa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is No.2 Gandhia known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and black gram. Products made here include eri cloth.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in No.2 Gandhia

Of every 100 households in No.2 Gandhia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ No.2 Gandhia · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 7% 17%
- Toilet within the home 42% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 58%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 83% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 60% 48%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 48% 43%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 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 No.2 Gandhia?

■ No.2 Gandhia · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.9% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 967 934
- Working population 52.0% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 159 (38%) · ■ Other work 34 (8%) · ■ Marginal 225 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhakuakhana
- Lecham Batamari 848 people
- Arkep Baligaon 840 people
- Ghatapara 833 people
- Abhoypur Naharani N.C. 825 people
- Gohain Bari 802 people
- Khajua Nepali N.C. 800 people
- Khajua Patir 783 people
- Alimur Bakulguri 748 people

All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of No.2 Gandhia? 787058
- How far is No.2 Gandhia from North Lakhimpur? 80 km by road
- What is the population of No.2 Gandhia? 804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.2 Gandhia in? Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.2 Gandhia? 74.9% (Census 2011)

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