# Dharmikhal Grant Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/dharmikhal-grant/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Dharmikhal Grant Dharmikhal Grant is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **7,146 people in 1,681 households**, the 1st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 7,146people (2011) - 1,681households - 83.8%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Dharmikhal Grant PIN code and other codes Dharmikhal Grant falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockPalonghat - Census village code299607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharmikhal Grant from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)372 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)35 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 Dharmikhal Grant? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmikhal Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Arnaghat - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kabuganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 · 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 Dharmikhal Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 60% of the 1,100 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 Dharmikhal Grant Of every 100 households in Dharmikhal Grant in 2011, 18 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharmikhal Grant · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **29% Toilet within the home ****70%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **13% Tap water ****12%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****26%** **32% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****27%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dharmikhal Grant? ■ Dharmikhal Grant · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **964 Working population ****36.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 80.1% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 582 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (8%) · **■** Household industry 113 (4%) · **■** Other work 716 (28%) · **■** Marginal 952 (37%) 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 Sonai - Rukni T.E.6,687 people - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VII5,149 people - Rajghat4,709 people - Sentcatherine4,650 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharmikhal Grant from Silchar?35 km by road - What is the population of Dharmikhal Grant?7,146 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharmikhal Grant in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dharmikhal Grant?83.8% (Census 2011)