# Barkuchi N.C. Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Barkuchi N.C.

Barkuchi N.C. is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 77 households**, the 87th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 444people (2011)
- 77households
- 87.3%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Barkuchi N.C. PIN code and other codes

Barkuchi N.C. falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303485

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

## How far is Barkuchi N.C. from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)29 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)29 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 Barkuchi N.C.?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barkuchi N.C.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Barkuchi N.C. known for?

About 31% of the 87 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 Barkuchi N.C.

Of every 100 households in Barkuchi N.C. in 2011, 59 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkuchi N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**78%

Use banking services ****77%**

**56%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Barkuchi N.C.?

■ Barkuchi N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**976

Working population ****57.4%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.8% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 218 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Sonapur

- Loflong486 people
- Bherakuchi Gaon473 people
- Lofar N.C.459 people
- Dikchak N.C.446 people
- Teteliguri N.C.438 people
- Topatoli N.C.437 people
- Mitani N.C.425 people
- Kamalajari N.C.415 people

[All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkuchi N.C. from Guwahati?29 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuchi N.C.?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuchi N.C. in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuchi N.C.?87.3% (Census 2011)