# Barkuchi Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Barkuchi

Barkuchi is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 188 households**, the 46th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 188households
- 89.4%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Barkuchi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhopguri
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303475

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

## How far is Barkuchi from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)45 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 known for?

About 80% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barkuchi

Of every 100 households in Barkuchi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**38%

Tap water ****19%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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?

■ Barkuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204**

**976

Working population ****46.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 86.8% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (33%) · **■** Marginal 146 (31%)

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

- Hahara Gaon1,132 people
- Niz-Dimoria1,086 people
- Kendubam Bagicha1,057 people
- Maloibari N.C1,031 people
- Tamuli Kuchi N.C.1,020 people
- Teteliguri1,013 people
- Tetelia Pathar995 people
- Moirakuchi974 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkuchi from Guwahati?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barkuchi?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkuchi in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barkuchi?89.4% (Census 2011)