# Tepechia Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Tepechia

Tepechia is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 330 households**, the 22nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,570people (2011)
- 330households
- 82.7%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Tepechia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamerkuchi
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303446

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

## How far is Tepechia 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 Tepechia?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Tepechia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Agyathuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Tepechia

Of every 100 households in Tepechia in 2011, 70 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Tepechia · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**38%

Tap water ****14%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**78%

Use banking services ****68%**

**56%

Television ****52%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Tepechia?

■ Tepechia · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**976

Working population ****31.8%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (38%) · **■** Marginal 179 (36%)

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

- Kamarkuchi1,725 people
- Bamunkhat1,672 people
- Gaon Dimoria1,616 people
- Ulubam1,607 people
- Bagibari Pathar1,565 people
- Amseng N.C.1,545 people
- Sonai Gaon1,545 people
- Juboi1,522 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tepechia from Guwahati?30 km by road
- What is the population of Tepechia?1,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tepechia in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tepechia?82.7% (Census 2011)