# Dhamalia Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/dhamalia/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Dhamalia Dhamalia is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 393 households**, the 75th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,997people (2011) - 393households - 89.7%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Dhamalia PIN code and other codes Dhamalia falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhinkrishnapur - Community development blockSonai - Census village code299288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamalia from nearby towns? - Silchar (district HQ)4 km by road - Silchar (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 Dhamalia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Sonabari Ghat - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonabari Ghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)8 h summer · 10 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 Dhamalia known for? About 37% of the 299 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 Dhamalia Of every 100 households in Dhamalia in 2011, 57 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dhamalia · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **30% Toilet within the home ****100%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **20% Tap water ****50%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **90% Use banking services ****50%** **37% Television ****33%** **21% Mobile phone ****65%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **39% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dhamalia? ■ Dhamalia · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **965 Working population ****28.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 84.6% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 317 (55%) · **■** Marginal 88 (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 Silchar - Choto Jalenga Pt III2,092 people - Chesri2,084 people - Ambicapur Pt VII2,066 people - Durgapur2,038 people - Ujan Gram1,996 people - Duarbond Basti1,980 people - Choto Jalenga Pt I1,855 people - Chibitabichia Pt V1,844 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhamalia from Silchar?4 km by road - What is the population of Dhamalia?1,997 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamalia in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhamalia?89.7% (Census 2011)