# Nichuka Village, Barnagar, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/nichuka/ Village · Barnagar, Barpeta # Nichuka Nichuka is a village in Barnagar sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **8,673 people in 1,756 households**, the 1st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 8,673people (2011) - 1,756households - 62.9%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Nichuka PIN code and other codes Nichuka falls in Barnagar sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatNichuka - Community development blockChakchaka - Census village code282634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nichuka from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)30 km by road - Barpeta Road (nearest town)4 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 Nichuka? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Nichuka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barpeta Road - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barpeta Road - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta Town - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Nichuka known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 669 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 Nichuka Of every 100 households in Nichuka in 2011, 20 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nichuka · ■ Barnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **27% Toilet within the home ****85%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **88% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****12%** **17% Mobile phone ****47%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **26% Own their home ****90%** **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 Nichuka? ■ Nichuka · ■ Barnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **66.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **956 Working population ****36.2%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,004 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (16%) · **■** Household industry 138 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,010 (32%) · **■** Marginal 483 (15%) 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 - Bala Bhitha6,862 people - Katajar Pathar6,388 people - Sat Bainer Tup5,484 people - Ghugu Bari4,060 people [All 93 villages in Barnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/barnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nichuka from Barpeta?30 km by road - What is the population of Nichuka?8,673 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nichuka in?Barpeta district (Barnagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nichuka?62.9% (Census 2011)