# Durung Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/durung/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Durung Durung is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,471 people in 513 households**, the 8th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 2,471people (2011) - 513households - 64.0%literacy - 1,006females per 1,000 males ## Durung PIN code and other codes Durung falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatTopatuli - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Durung from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)50 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)50 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 Durung? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Durung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khetri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khetri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Durung known for? About 27% of the 366 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 Durung Of every 100 households in Durung in 2011, 15 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Durung · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **44% Toilet within the home ****41%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **38% Tap water ****8%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **78% Use banking services ****31%** **56% Television ****13%** **34% Mobile phone ****22%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **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 Durung? ■ Durung · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126** **976 Working population ****47.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 420 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (7%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 196 (17%) · **■** Marginal 471 (40%) 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 - Topatoli Gaon3,505 people - Kachutali Pathar2,967 people - Barkhat Gaon2,908 people - Chamata Pathar2,842 people - No.3 Ouzari2,384 people - Maloibari Jangle2,373 people - Kamalajari Gaon2,344 people - Bhogpur2,284 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Durung from Guwahati?50 km by road - What is the population of Durung?2,471 (Census 2011) - Which district is Durung in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Durung?64.0% (Census 2011)