# Dahkaunia Village, Barama, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Barama, Nalbari 

# Dahkaunia

Dahkaunia is a village in Barama sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam, PIN code **781346**. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 275 households**, the 4th largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 275households
- 86.4%literacy
- 781346PIN code

## Dahkaunia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dahkaunia is 781346.** Dahkaunia falls in Barama sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- PIN code781346
- Community development blockTihu
- Census village code303628

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

## How far is Dahkaunia from nearby towns?

- Barama Of Baksa District (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)20 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 Dahkaunia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Dahkaunia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, rabi crops and vegetable**. About 74% of the 293 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 Dahkaunia

Of every 100 households in Dahkaunia in 2011, 46 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dahkaunia · ■ Barama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**76%

Use banking services ****40%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dahkaunia?

■ Dahkaunia · ■ Barama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204**

**971

Working population ****25.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (33%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Barama

- Dipta4,470 people
- Suradi3,550 people
- Borjhar3,508 people
- Akhara893 people

[All 5 villages in Barama](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dahkaunia?781346
- How far is Dahkaunia from Nalbari?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dahkaunia?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahkaunia in?Nalbari district (Barama sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dahkaunia?86.4% (Census 2011)
