# Kamarkuchi Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Kamarkuchi

Kamarkuchi is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 378 households**, the 18th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,725people (2011)
- 378households
- 86.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Kamarkuchi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamerkuchi
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303448

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

## How far is Kamarkuchi from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)26 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)26 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 Kamarkuchi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kamarkuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khetri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Kamarkuchi

Of every 100 households in Kamarkuchi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kamarkuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**38%

Tap water ****50%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**19%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kamarkuchi?

■ Kamarkuchi · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**976

Working population ****45.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (8%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 248 (32%) · **■** Marginal 323 (41%)

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

- Bejeni N.C.2,031 people
- Dharbam1,996 people
- Maloibari Gaon1,959 people
- Amarapathar1,941 people
- Bamunkhat1,672 people
- Gaon Dimoria1,616 people
- Ulubam1,607 people
- Tepechia1,570 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamarkuchi from Guwahati?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kamarkuchi?1,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamarkuchi in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kamarkuchi?86.1% (Census 2011)