# Dhekerigaon Village, Dalgaon, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/dalgaon/dhekerigaon/ Village · Dalgaon, Darrang # Dhekerigaon Dhekerigaon is a village in Dalgaon sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,516 people in 517 households**, the 63rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%. - 2,516people (2011) - 517households - 50.2%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Dhekerigaon PIN code and other codes Dhekerigaon falls in Dalgaon sub-district, Darrang district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKalyan - Community development blockDolgaon-Sialmari - Census village code305281 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekerigaon from nearby towns? - Kharupatia (nearest town)6 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 Dhekerigaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekerigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Dalgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Mangaldoi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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)14 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 Dhekerigaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dhekerigaon Of every 100 households in Dhekerigaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhekerigaon · ■ Dalgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **12% Toilet within the home ****82%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **51% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **96% Use banking services ****56%** **25% Television ****25%** **7% Mobile phone ****53%** **25% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **42% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhekerigaon? ■ Dhekerigaon · ■ Dalgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%** **48.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **964 Working population ****26.8%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.1% for men and 45.0% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (50%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Dalgaon - No.1 Kuwaripukhuri2,625 people - Mowamari2,531 people - No.4 Shyampurchapari2,522 people - Na-mati Gaon2,519 people - Niz Kharupetia2,504 people - Kashichar2,501 people - Rowmari2,476 people - Gulandi Kash Habi2,373 people [All 214 villages in Dalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/dalgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the population of Dhekerigaon?2,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekerigaon in?Darrang district (Dalgaon sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhekerigaon?50.2% (Census 2011)