# Dakshinburi Khamar Village, Barnagar, Barpeta (Assam)

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Village · Barnagar, Barpeta 

# Dakshinburi Khamar

Dakshinburi Khamar is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 277 households**, the 54th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 277households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Dakshinburi Khamar PIN code and other codes

Dakshinburi Khamar falls in Barnagar sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKamargaon
- Community development blockChakchaka
- Census village code282603

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

## How far is Dakshinburi Khamar from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)37 km by road
- Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)7 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 Dakshinburi Khamar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dakshinburi Khamar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Kamargaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorbhog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dakshinburi Khamar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 293 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 Dakshinburi Khamar

Of every 100 households in Dakshinburi Khamar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshinburi Khamar · ■ Barnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****61%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

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 Dakshinburi Khamar?

■ Dakshinburi Khamar · ■ Barnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**956

Working population ****49.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 323 (50%)

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 Barnagar

- Chal Chalia1,364 people
- Ahom Pathar1,340 people
- Dakshin Bher Bheri1,338 people
- Safakamar1,322 people
- Chandha Mari1,292 people
- Howli Gaon1,250 people
- Puthimari1,222 people
- Kayasta Gaon1,213 people

[All 93 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakshinburi Khamar from Barpeta?37 km by road
- What is the population of Dakshinburi Khamar?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshinburi Khamar in?Barpeta district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshinburi Khamar?76.5% (Census 2011)
