# Hanchara Gaon Village, Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/hanchara-gaon/ Village · Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh # Hanchara Gaon Hanchara Gaon is a village in Dibrugarh West sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 90 households**, the 110th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 425people (2011) - 90households - 81.1%literacy - 1,179females per 1,000 males ## Hanchara Gaon PIN code and other codes Hanchara Gaon falls in Dibrugarh West sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockBarbaruah - Census village code291236 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hanchara Gaon from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)17 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)17 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 Hanchara Gaon? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Hanchara Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Hanchara Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gamocha. About 87% of the 57 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 Hanchara Gaon Of every 100 households in Hanchara Gaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Hanchara Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **48% Toilet within the home ****93%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **25% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **74% Use banking services ****58%** **60% Television ****53%** **46% Mobile phone ****73%** **47% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **15% Own their home ****93%** **85% 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 Hanchara Gaon? ■ Hanchara Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750** **944 Working population ****28.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 78.2% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 101 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%) 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 West - Bolai T.E. No-45-Grant450 people - Bordoibam Bridhi Blook439 people - No.1 Garudharia Gaon436 people - Dihing Kaibatra Gaon435 people - Nagakhalia Gaon423 people - Bolai T.E. 42/137 Rr Grant419 people - Modhupur Tinchukia F.V.414 people - Changamari Habi399 people [All 187 villages in Dibrugarh West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hanchara Gaon from Dibrugarh?17 km by road - What is the population of Hanchara Gaon?425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hanchara Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Hanchara Gaon?81.1% (Census 2011)