# Dikchak Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Dikchak

Dikchak is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 106 households**, the 82nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 496people (2011)
- 106households
- 80.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Dikchak PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303503

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

## How far is Dikchak from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)35 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Dikchak known for?

About 70% of the 142 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

Of every 100 households in Dikchak in 2011, 56 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dikchak · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**38%

Tap water ****74%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**78%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Dikchak?

■ Dikchak · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**976

Working population ****55.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.0% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (14%) · **■** Marginal 123 (45%)

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

- Bajeni Gaon517 people
- Talani N.C.510 people
- Rewa Gaon507 people
- Bamunkhat N.C500 people
- Loflong486 people
- Bherakuchi Gaon473 people
- Lofar N.C.459 people
- Dikchak N.C.446 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dikchak from Guwahati?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dikchak?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dikchak in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dikchak?80.4% (Census 2011)