# Garukhunda Village, Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-east/garukhunda/ Village · Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh # Garukhunda Garukhunda is a village in Dibrugarh East sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 180 households**, the 57th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%. - 827people (2011) - 180households - 63.5%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Garukhunda PIN code and other codes Garukhunda falls in Dibrugarh East sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockLahoal - Census village code291340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garukhunda from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)18 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)18 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 Garukhunda? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Garukhunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoramara - ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Garukhunda known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tea. About 50% of the 160 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 Garukhunda Of every 100 households in Garukhunda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garukhunda · ■ Dibrugarh East rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **37% Toilet within the home ****76%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **28% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **83% Use banking services ****39%** **45% Television ****18%** **40% Mobile phone ****21%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****30%** **19% Own their home ****100%** **65% 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 Garukhunda? ■ Garukhunda · ■ Dibrugarh East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **65.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **966 Working population ****42.3%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 186 (53%) · **■** Marginal 117 (33%) 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 Dibrugarh East - Jilliguri Gaon946 people - Chiring Hula No.2925 people - Ghograjan899 people - Agni Pothar Gaon860 people - Bashbari Gaon822 people - Timona Gaon814 people - Bakulbari 26/147 Orr795 people - Jokai T.E. Co 29/143 Orr795 people [All 100 villages in Dibrugarh East](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garukhunda from Dibrugarh?18 km by road - What is the population of Garukhunda?827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garukhunda in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh East sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garukhunda?63.5% (Census 2011)