# Chaikya Gaon Village, Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/chaikya-gaon/ Village · Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh # Chaikya Gaon Chaikya Gaon is a village in Naharkatiya sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 202 households**, the 51st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 965people (2011) - 202households - 78.6%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Chaikya Gaon PIN code and other codes Chaikya Gaon falls in Naharkatiya sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Gram panchayatNamrup - Community development blockJoypur - Census village code292418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaikya Gaon from nearby towns? - Naharkatiya (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)80 km by road - Naharkatiya (nearest town)1 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 Chaikya Gaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaikya Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Namrup - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Namrup - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chaikya Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice and tea leave**. About 54% of the 175 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 Chaikya Gaon Of every 100 households in Chaikya Gaon in 2011, 64 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chaikya Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **45% Toilet within the home ****67%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **20% Tap water ****17%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **86% Use banking services ****56%** **41% Television ****52%** **31% Mobile phone ****34%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **26% Own their home ****88%** **77% 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 Chaikya Gaon? ■ Chaikya Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **977 Working population ****35.9%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 72.5% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (50%) · **■** Marginal 136 (39%) 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 Naharkatiya - Nigam Gaon1,018 people - Baghmora Gaon980 people - Balipara973 people - Balijan No.2972 people - Duwara Pather Gaon951 people - Gariabam Gaon923 people - Harishpur Chah Bagicha904 people - Mali Pather Gaon878 people [All 185 villages in Naharkatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaikya Gaon from Dibrugarh?80 km by road - What is the population of Chaikya Gaon?965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaikya Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Naharkatiya sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chaikya Gaon?78.6% (Census 2011)