# Dakhin Potakolong Village, Samaguri, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Samaguri, Nagaon 

# Dakhin Potakolong

Dakhin Potakolong is a village in Samaguri sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,039 people in 397 households**, the 62nd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 2,039people (2011)
- 397households
- 61.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Dakhin Potakolong PIN code and other codes

Dakhin Potakolong falls in Samaguri sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAmbagaon
- Community development blockLaokhowa
- Census village code284487

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

## How far is Dakhin Potakolong from nearby towns?

- Nagaon (district HQ)39 km by road
- Nagaon (nearest town)39 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 Dakhin Potakolong?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakhin Potakolong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kawaimari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dakhin Potakolong known for?

About 65% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dakhin Potakolong

Of every 100 households in Dakhin Potakolong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakhin Potakolong · ■ Samaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**68%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****6%**

**33%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Dakhin Potakolong?

■ Dakhin Potakolong · ■ Samaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**983

Working population ****25.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 313 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (33%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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 Samaguri

- Jiajuri Bagan2,113 people
- Bhurbandha No.42,111 people
- Kachari Gaon2,091 people
- Auniati Satra2,081 people
- Rupahi Bhakat Gaon2,007 people
- Barunguri1,995 people
- Pub Salpara1,994 people
- Batamari1,965 people

[All 193 villages in Samaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/samaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakhin Potakolong from Nagaon?39 km by road
- What is the population of Dakhin Potakolong?2,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakhin Potakolong in?Nagaon district (Samaguri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakhin Potakolong?61.6% (Census 2011)