# Dikchak N.C. Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Dikchak N.C.

Dikchak N.C. is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 86 households**, the 86th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 446people (2011)
- 86households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,186females per 1,000 males

## Dikchak N.C. PIN code and other codes

Dikchak N.C. falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303504

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

## How far is Dikchak N.C. from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)40 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)40 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 Dikchak N.C.?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dikchak N.C.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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 Dikchak N.C. known for?

About 42% of the 52 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 Dikchak N.C.

Of every 100 households in Dikchak N.C. in 2011, 20 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dikchak N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**38%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**78%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****15%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dikchak N.C.?

■ Dikchak N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**976

Working population ****51.6%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 178 (77%)

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

- Dikchak496 people
- Loflong486 people
- Bherakuchi Gaon473 people
- Lofar N.C.459 people
- Barkuchi N.C.444 people
- Teteliguri N.C.438 people
- Topatoli N.C.437 people
- Mitani N.C.425 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dikchak N.C. from Guwahati?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dikchak N.C.?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dikchak N.C. in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dikchak N.C.?80.1% (Census 2011)