# Pithiyal Village, Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/pithiyal/ Village · Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur # Pithiyal Pithiyal is a village in Dhakuakhana sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 287 households**, the 17th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 1,371people (2011) - 287households - 74.8%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Pithiyal PIN code and other codes Pithiyal falls in Dhakuakhana sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMatmora - Community development blockDhakuakhana - Census village code288394 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pithiyal from nearby towns? - Dhakuakhana (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dhakuakhana (nearest town)3 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 Pithiyal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pithiyal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhakuakhana - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhakuakhana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Pithiyal known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and black gram**. Products made here include muga silk. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pithiyal Of every 100 households in Pithiyal in 2011, 15 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pithiyal · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **17% Toilet within the home ****40%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **58% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****84%** **48% Television ****15%** **14% Mobile phone ****50%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pithiyal? ■ Pithiyal · ■ Dhakuakhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **934 Working population ****34.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 66.8% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 300 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 141 (30%) 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 - Ghamara Gaon1,457 people - No.134 F.C. Grant1,431 people - Siring Gaon1,417 people - No.2 Tekeliphota Bagari1,405 people - Alimur Dangdhara1,347 people - Lowkuth Murutta1,230 people - Bhapara Chumpara Kachu Gaon1,154 people - N.C. Kekuripamua1,149 people [All 163 villages in Dhakuakhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the population of Pithiyal?1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pithiyal in?Lakhimpur district (Dhakuakhana sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Pithiyal?74.8% (Census 2011)