# Howlighat Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/howlighat/ Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari # Howlighat Howlighat is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,784 people in 336 households**, the 31st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,784people (2011) - 336households - 74.0%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Howlighat PIN code and other codes Howlighat falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMukalmua Narayanhpur - Community development blockBarkhetri - Census village code303787 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Howlighat from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ)28 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town)28 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 Howlighat? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Howlighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Mukalmua - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mukalmua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Howlighat known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and jute**. About 8% of the 130 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 Howlighat Of every 100 households in Howlighat in 2011, 51 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Howlighat · ■ Barkhetri rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **19% Toilet within the home ****100%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **41% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **92% Use banking services ****57%** **30% Television ****20%** **12% Mobile phone ****62%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Howlighat? ■ Howlighat · ■ Barkhetri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **971 Working population ****26.0%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 225 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 108 (23%) · **■** Marginal 63 (14%) 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 Barkhetri - No.1.Larkuchi2,144 people - Lawtola2,111 people - Khudra Chinadi1,994 people - Meruattari1,803 people - No.2.Narua1,750 people - No.1.Kekan Kuchi1,684 people - No.2.Kaplabari1,676 people - No.1.Joysagar1,654 people [All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Howlighat from Nalbari?28 km by road - What is the population of Howlighat?1,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Howlighat in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Howlighat?74.0% (Census 2011)