# Dumkar Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/dumkar/ Village · Katigora, Cachar # Dumkar Dumkar is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,292 people in 436 households**, the 38th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 2,292people (2011) - 436households - 85.4%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Dumkar PIN code and other codes Dumkar falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKolain - Community development blockKalain - Census village code299070 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dumkar from nearby towns? - Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)30 km by road - Badarpur (nearest town)15 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 Dumkar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dumkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Tarapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahman Grant - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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)12 h summer · 16 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 Dumkar known for? About 48% of the 143 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 Dumkar Of every 100 households in Dumkar in 2011, 45 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Dumkar · ■ Katigora rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **27% Toilet within the home ****98%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **12% Tap water ****58%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **92% Use banking services ****47%** **39% Television ****21%** **13% Mobile phone ****62%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **44% Own their home ****92%** **93% 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 Dumkar? ■ Dumkar · ■ Katigora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **943 Working population ****25.7%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 80.3% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 361 (61%) · **■** Marginal 130 (22%) 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 Katigora - Siddeswar Pt II2,415 people - Dudpur Pt I2,382 people - Dudpur Pt III2,361 people - Bhangarpar-I2,328 people - Noon Nagar2,284 people - Khelma Pt VIII2,269 people - Buribali Pt II2,229 people - Ganirgram Pt IV2,204 people [All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dumkar from Silchar?30 km by road - What is the population of Dumkar?2,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dumkar in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dumkar?85.4% (Census 2011)