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

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Karchia N.C.

Karchia N.C. is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 125 households**, the 68th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 616people (2011)
- 125households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

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

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

- Gram panchayatKamerkuchi
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303452

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

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

- Guwahati (district HQ)30 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)30 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 Karchia N.C.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khetri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Karchia N.C.

Of every 100 households in Karchia N.C. in 2011, 35 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Karchia N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**38%

Tap water ****18%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**39%

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

**19%

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

**78%

Use banking services ****51%**

**56%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Karchia N.C.?

■ Karchia N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**976

Working population ****39.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 73.6% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (29%) · **■** Marginal 124 (51%)

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

- Barkacharang N.C.678 people
- Digarupar N.C.653 people
- Tegheria N.C.653 people
- Dhamara Pathar634 people
- Gomaria Gaon614 people
- Mitani Pathar609 people
- Bandargog N.C.585 people
- Lomati584 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karchia N.C. from Guwahati?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karchia N.C.?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchia N.C. in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karchia N.C.?79.1% (Census 2011)