# Dharbam Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Dharbam

Dharbam is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,996 people in 433 households**, the 15th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,996people (2011)
- 433households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Dharbam PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhapugari
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303566

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

## How far is Dharbam from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)55 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)55 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 Dharbam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dharbam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Bhogpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Dharbam

Of every 100 households in Dharbam in 2011, 51 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dharbam · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**38%

Tap water ****12%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**78%

Use banking services ****53%**

**56%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dharbam?

■ Dharbam · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**976

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 173 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (15%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 157 (20%) · **■** Marginal 308 (39%)

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

- Kamalajari Gaon2,344 people
- Bhogpur2,284 people
- Kahikuchi2,211 people
- Bejeni N.C.2,031 people
- Maloibari Gaon1,959 people
- Amarapathar1,941 people
- Kamarkuchi1,725 people
- Bamunkhat1,672 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharbam from Guwahati?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dharbam?1,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharbam in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dharbam?79.5% (Census 2011)