# Bhaluke Khowa Gaon Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/bhaluke-khowa-gaon/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Bhaluke Khowa Gaon Bhaluke Khowa Gaon is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,085 people in 745 households**, the 18th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 3,085people (2011) - 745households - 87.1%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Bhaluke Khowa Gaon PIN code and other codes Bhaluke Khowa Gaon falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBihaguri - Census village code286220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhaluke Khowa Gaon from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)14 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)14 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 Bhaluke Khowa Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaluke Khowa Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Moila Gaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Bhaluke Khowa Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. Products made here include plough. About 82% of the 341 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 Bhaluke Khowa Gaon Of every 100 households in Bhaluke Khowa Gaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bhaluke Khowa Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **46% Toilet within the home ****85%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **17% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **71% Use banking services ****45%** **47% Television ****32%** **34% Mobile phone ****62%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Bhaluke Khowa Gaon? ■ Bhaluke Khowa Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **927 Working population ****42.2%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 86.0% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (7%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 363 (28%) · **■** Marginal 353 (27%) 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 Tezpur - Gatanga Kahdol3,308 people - Batamari3,290 people - Puniani Gaon3,207 people - Da-Ati Gaon3,167 people - Kali Bari Rajah Chahar2,928 people - Da-Gaon Pukhuria2,891 people - Karaiani Nepali Gaon2,880 people - Pitha Khowa Gaon2,855 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhaluke Khowa Gaon from Tezpur?14 km by road - What is the population of Bhaluke Khowa Gaon?3,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaluke Khowa Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bhaluke Khowa Gaon?87.1% (Census 2011)