# Khowang 17/21 no. NLR Village, Doom Dooma, Tinsukia (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/khowang-17-21-no-nlr/ Village · Doom Dooma, Tinsukia # Khowang 17/21 no. NLR Khowang 17/21 no. NLR is a village in Doom Dooma sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 475 households**, the 26th largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 2,362people (2011) - 475households - 41.6%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Khowang 17/21 no. NLR PIN code and other codes Khowang 17/21 no. NLR falls in Doom Dooma sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKhobang - Community development blockSaikhowa - Census village code290177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khowang 17/21 no. NLR from nearby towns? - Doom Dooma (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tinsukia (district HQ)29 km by road - Doom Dooma (nearest town)1 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 Khowang 17/21 no. NLR? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Khowang 17/21 no. NLR; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talap - ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Khowang 17/21 no. NLR known for? The main crops are **vegetable and rice**. About 92% of the 430 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 Khowang 17/21 no. NLR Of every 100 households in Khowang 17/21 no. NLR in 2011, 36 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khowang 17/21 no. NLR · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **48% Toilet within the home ****97%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **15% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****17%** **35% Television ****13%** **30% Mobile phone ****16%** **30% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **24% Own their home ****33%** **70% 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 Khowang 17/21 no. NLR? ■ Khowang 17/21 no. NLR · ■ Doom Dooma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **972 Working population ****32.7%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.4% for men and 32.7% for women. 38% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 475 (62%) · **■** Marginal 282 (37%) 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 Doom Dooma - Talap Town2,674 people - No.1 Dhola Bagan2,558 people - Dangari T.E. 131 No. Fs.2,393 people - Bissakopi Gaon2,368 people - Amguri Gaon2,361 people - Bokpara T.E. 169/174 Fs.2,351 people - Gobani Gaon2,335 people - Talap T.E.100 Fs.2,324 people [All 428 villages in Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khowang 17/21 no. NLR from Tinsukia?29 km by road - What is the population of Khowang 17/21 no. NLR?2,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khowang 17/21 no. NLR in?Tinsukia district (Doom Dooma sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khowang 17/21 no. NLR?41.6% (Census 2011)