# Gohain Handique Village, Nazira, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Nazira, Sivasagar 

# Gohain Handique

Gohain Handique is a village in Nazira sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam, PIN code **785685**. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 231 households**, the 60th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 231households
- 90.4%literacy
- 785685PIN code

## Gohain Handique PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gohain Handique is 785685.** Gohain Handique falls in Nazira sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- PIN code785685
- Gram panchayatBorbourah
- Community development blockNazira
- Census village code292865

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

## How far is Gohain Handique from nearby towns?

- Nazira (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nazira (nearest town)5 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 Gohain Handique?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gohain Handique; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Nazira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nazira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chuladhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gohain Handique known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and betel nut**. About 88% of the 187 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 Gohain Handique

Of every 100 households in Gohain Handique in 2011, 68 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Gohain Handique · ■ Nazira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**29%

Tap water ****59%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**81%

Use banking services ****65%**

**46%

Television ****62%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**80%

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 Gohain Handique?

■ Gohain Handique · ■ Nazira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****509**

**954

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 85.5% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 141 (38%) · **■** Marginal 122 (33%)

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 Nazira

- Smithpur Grant1,165 people
- Jogi Sotokia1,161 people
- Tipomia1,114 people
- Chetia Handique1,113 people
- Bailung Chetia1,091 people
- Moran Gaon1,071 people
- Naw Holia Gaon1,070 people
- Owguri Jan1,068 people

[All 124 villages in Nazira](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/nazira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gohain Handique?785685
- How far is Gohain Handique from Sivasagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gohain Handique?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohain Handique in?Sivasagar district (Nazira sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gohain Handique?90.4% (Census 2011)
