# Nij Khanikar Gaon Village, Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/nij-khanikar-gaon/ Village · Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh # Nij Khanikar Gaon Nij Khanikar Gaon is a village in Dibrugarh West sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 201 households**, the 58th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 893people (2011) - 201households - 87.8%literacy - 993females per 1,000 males ## Nij Khanikar Gaon PIN code and other codes Nij Khanikar Gaon falls in Dibrugarh West sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockBarbaruah - Census village code291105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nij Khanikar Gaon from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)5 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)5 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 Nij Khanikar Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nij Khanikar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dibrugarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Nij Khanikar Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tea and gamocha. About 77% of the 162 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 Nij Khanikar Gaon Of every 100 households in Nij Khanikar Gaon in 2011, 86 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Nij Khanikar Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **48% Toilet within the home ****94%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **25% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **74% Use banking services ****71%** **60% Television ****65%** **46% Mobile phone ****66%** **47% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **15% Own their home ****77%** **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 Nij Khanikar Gaon? ■ Nij Khanikar Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **944 Working population ****32.3%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 83.0% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (87%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Japara Gaon920 people - Kotoha Bangali Gaon903 people - Kotoha Gaon903 people - Hatimora Gaon893 people - Dulia Gaon872 people - Bordoibam Gaon851 people - Bali Gaon843 people - Bora Bogpara T.E.8/185 Orr Grant840 people [All 187 villages in Dibrugarh West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nij Khanikar Gaon from Dibrugarh?5 km by road - What is the population of Nij Khanikar Gaon?893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nij Khanikar Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nij Khanikar Gaon?87.8% (Census 2011)