# Somkong Namkir Village, Jonai, Dhemaji (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Jonai, Dhemaji 

# Somkong Namkir

Somkong Namkir is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787061**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 38 households**, the 250th largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 235people (2011)
- 38households
- 48.7%literacy
- 787061PIN code

## Somkong Namkir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somkong Namkir is 787061.** Somkong Namkir falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.

- PIN code787061
- Gram panchayatSimen Chapori
- Community development blockMurkongselek
- Census village code289309

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

## How far is Somkong Namkir from nearby towns?

- Jonai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ)61 km by road
- Silapathar (nearest town)27 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 Somkong Namkir?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Somkong Namkir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Somkong Namkir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mekhela chadar and gamocha. About 75% of the 52 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 Somkong Namkir

Of every 100 households in Somkong Namkir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somkong Namkir · ■ Jonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****3%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somkong Namkir?

■ Somkong Namkir · ■ Jonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**926

Working population ****44.7%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 36.5% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (9%)

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 Jonai

- Siga Naharguli238 people
- No.3 Sunapur Boro237 people
- Samkong Namoni Pagro237 people
- Borong Charaibari236 people
- Dekapam Naharani234 people
- Debing Mishing Gaon233 people
- No.1 Bandana233 people
- No.1 Majulipur233 people

[All 382 villages in Jonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somkong Namkir?787061
- How far is Somkong Namkir from Dhemaji?61 km by road
- What is the population of Somkong Namkir?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somkong Namkir in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Somkong Namkir?48.7% (Census 2011)