# Batakuchi Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Batakuchi

Batakuchi is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 160 households**, the 59th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 818people (2011)
- 160households
- 75.3%literacy
- 1,119females per 1,000 males

## Batakuchi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBruahbari
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303453

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

## How far is Batakuchi from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)26 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)26 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 Batakuchi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Batakuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Sonapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Batakuchi known for?

About 50% of the 40 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 Batakuchi

Of every 100 households in Batakuchi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Batakuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**38%

Tap water ****4%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**78%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Batakuchi?

■ Batakuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**976

Working population ****52.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 65% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (8%) · **■** Marginal 247 (58%)

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

- Gomaria Pathar844 people
- Tetelia Gaon843 people
- Luri Gaon835 people
- No.2 Ouzari820 people
- Bejeni Grant811 people
- Kakar N.C.809 people
- Rewa Pathar714 people
- Nibira705 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Batakuchi from Guwahati?26 km by road
- What is the population of Batakuchi?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batakuchi in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Batakuchi?75.3% (Census 2011)