# Chowkham Village, North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/chowkham/ Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur # Chowkham Chowkham is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code **787001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 322 households**, the 33rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,534people (2011) - 322households - 92.8%literacy - 787001PIN code ## Chowkham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowkham is 787001.** Chowkham falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - PIN code787001 - Gram panchayatChabati - Community development blockLakhimpur - Census village code288093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowkham from nearby towns? - North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)4 km by road - North Lakhimpur (nearest town)4 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 Chowkham? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chowkham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Chowkham known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 218 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 Chowkham Of every 100 households in Chowkham in 2011, 83 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chowkham · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **33% Toilet within the home ****94%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **46% Tap water ****22%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **81% Use banking services ****87%** **50% Television ****71%** **25% Mobile phone ****71%** **41% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****78%** **93% 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 Chowkham? ■ Chowkham · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **956 Working population ****45.6%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 89.4% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (4%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 294 (42%) · **■** Marginal 330 (47%) 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 North Lakhimpur - Ajaraguri1,643 people - Dhakua Khania1,579 people - Chutia Kari1,551 people - Kulamua N.C.1,539 people - Dambukial N.C.1,505 people - Bahadur Mout1,490 people - Jariguri Pakania1,469 people - Joying Gaon1,469 people [All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowkham?787001 - How far is Chowkham from North Lakhimpur?4 km by road - What is the population of Chowkham?1,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowkham in?Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chowkham?92.8% (Census 2011)