# Dhangiri Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Dhangiri

Dhangiri is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 73 households**, the 100th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 372people (2011)
- 73households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Dhangiri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaruabari
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303454

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

## How far is Dhangiri from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (nearest town)2 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 Dhangiri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangiri; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dhangiri known for?

About 34% of the 290 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 Dhangiri

Of every 100 households in Dhangiri in 2011, 41 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhangiri · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**38%

Tap water ****65%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**56%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Dhangiri?

■ Dhangiri · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**976

Working population ****36.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (37%) · **■** Marginal 37 (28%)

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

- Bhogpur N.C.388 people
- Mitani Gaon377 people
- Aparikola Gaon376 people
- Aparikola N.C.373 people
- Gomaria Bagicha367 people
- Moupur N.C.359 people
- Sonai N.C.359 people
- Luri N.C.355 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhangiri?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangiri in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangiri?76.1% (Census 2011)