# Kahikuchi Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Kahikuchi

Kahikuchi is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,211 people in 487 households**, the 13th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,211people (2011)
- 487households
- 74.5%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Kahikuchi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTopatali
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303569

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

## How far is Kahikuchi 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 Kahikuchi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kahikuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Kahikuchi known for?

About 56% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kahikuchi

Of every 100 households in Kahikuchi in 2011, 45 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kahikuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****45%**

**56%

Television ****42%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kahikuchi?

■ Kahikuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1291**

**976

Working population ****43.9%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 439 (45%) · **■** Marginal 203 (21%)

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

- No.3 Ouzari2,384 people
- Maloibari Jangle2,373 people
- Kamalajari Gaon2,344 people
- Bhogpur2,284 people
- Bejeni N.C.2,031 people
- Dharbam1,996 people
- Maloibari Gaon1,959 people
- Amarapathar1,941 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kahikuchi from Guwahati?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kahikuchi?2,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kahikuchi in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kahikuchi?74.5% (Census 2011)