# Bherakuchi Gaon Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Bherakuchi Gaon

Bherakuchi Gaon is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 97 households**, the 84th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 473people (2011)
- 97households
- 80.3%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Bherakuchi Gaon PIN code and other codes

Bherakuchi Gaon falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDhopguri
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303572

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

## How far is Bherakuchi Gaon 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 Bherakuchi Gaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bherakuchi Gaon; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Bherakuchi Gaon known for?

About 80% of the 67 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 Bherakuchi Gaon

Of every 100 households in Bherakuchi Gaon in 2011, 57 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bherakuchi Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****85%**

**56%

Television ****45%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bherakuchi Gaon?

■ Bherakuchi Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**976

Working population ****36.4%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (29%) · **■** Marginal 54 (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

- Rewa Gaon507 people
- Bamunkhat N.C500 people
- Dikchak496 people
- Loflong486 people
- Lofar N.C.459 people
- Dikchak N.C.446 people
- Barkuchi N.C.444 people
- Teteliguri N.C.438 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bherakuchi Gaon from Guwahati?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bherakuchi Gaon?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherakuchi Gaon in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bherakuchi Gaon?80.3% (Census 2011)