# Deochunga Village, Goreswar, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goreswar, Baksa 

# Deochunga

Deochunga is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,056 people in 789 households**, the 4th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 4,056people (2011)
- 789households
- 58.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Deochunga PIN code and other codes

Deochunga falls in Goreswar sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockGoreswar
- Census village code304318

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

## How far is Deochunga from nearby towns?

- Goreswar (sub-district HQ)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 Deochunga?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Deochunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 school10+ km · Simla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- 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 Deochunga known for?

About 82% of the 870 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 Deochunga

Of every 100 households in Deochunga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deochunga · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**61%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Deochunga?

■ Deochunga · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**951

Working population ****39.5%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 48.7% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 899 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (13%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (5%) · **■** Marginal 405 (25%)

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 Goreswar

- Khandikar4,858 people
- Dhulabari4,763 people
- Silkijhar4,338 people
- Niz Kaurbaha3,968 people
- Gurmow3,676 people
- Betagaon3,596 people
- Bangalipara3,394 people

[All 93 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Deochunga?4,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deochunga in?Baksa district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Deochunga?58.5% (Census 2011)