# No.2 Chirakhowa Village, Gohpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gohpur, Sonitpur 

# No.2 Chirakhowa

No.2 Chirakhowa is a village in Gohpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 100 households**, the 40th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 778people (2011)
- 100households
- 55.6%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## No.2 Chirakhowa PIN code and other codes

No.2 Chirakhowa falls in Gohpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockPub-Chaiduar
- Census village code287257

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

## How far is No.2 Chirakhowa from nearby towns?

- Gohpur (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 No.2 Chirakhowa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside No.2 Chirakhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gohpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biswanath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 No.2 Chirakhowa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and gram pulse**. About 100% of the 370 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 No.2 Chirakhowa

Of every 100 households in No.2 Chirakhowa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ No.2 Chirakhowa · ■ Gohpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**47%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 No.2 Chirakhowa?

■ No.2 Chirakhowa · ■ Gohpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**982

Working population ****55.9%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 174 (40%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 251 (58%)

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 Gohpur

- Amlaiguri840 people
- No.2 Charai Bari824 people
- No.1 Uppar Tinsukia819 people
- Gahpur Pathar817 people
- Rownamukh Gaon742 people
- No.2 Chakala734 people
- No.1 Naharani732 people
- Gopal Pur726 people

[All 231 villages in Gohpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/gohpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of No.2 Chirakhowa?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.2 Chirakhowa in?Sonitpur district (Gohpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.2 Chirakhowa?55.6% (Census 2011)