# Uttar Dakhungaon Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Uttar Dakhungaon

Uttar Dakhungaon is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 79 households**, the 51st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 428people (2011)
- 79households
- 72.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Uttar Dakhungaon PIN code and other codes

Uttar Dakhungaon falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatThaikarjhar
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301883

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

## How far is Uttar Dakhungaon from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)40 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 Uttar Dakhungaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Uttar Dakhungaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bengtol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Uttar Dakhungaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and vegetable**. About 79% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Dakhungaon

Of every 100 households in Uttar Dakhungaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Dakhungaon · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Uttar Dakhungaon?

■ Uttar Dakhungaon · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**946

Working population ****54.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Household industry 29 (12%) · **■** Other work 26 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Bengtol

- Bengtol Kumguri471 people
- Nathurbari451 people
- Hurhuti437 people
- Balapara-II434 people
- Kanibhur420 people
- Polashguri419 people
- Burijhar - 1402 people
- Udalguri372 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Dakhungaon?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Dakhungaon in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Dakhungaon?72.5% (Census 2011)