# Dakachanh Village, Chamaria, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chamaria, Kamrup 

# Dakachanh

Dakachanh is a village in Chamaria sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,152 people in 563 households**, the 13th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 3,152people (2011)
- 563households
- 53.8%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Dakachanh PIN code and other codes

Dakachanh falls in Chamaria sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBaguriguri
- Community development blockChamaria
- Census village code302973

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

## How far is Dakachanh from nearby towns?

- Chamaria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)35 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)35 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 Dakachanh?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dakachanh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dakachanh known for?

About 42% of the 95 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 Dakachanh

Of every 100 households in Dakachanh in 2011, 11 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dakachanh · ■ Chamaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**55%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dakachanh?

■ Dakachanh · ■ Chamaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**50.1%

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

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**987

Working population ****42.6%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 47.0% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 305 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 413 (31%) · **■** Marginal 492 (37%)

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 Chamaria

- No.1 Barua Pathar3,645 people
- Tamuldi3,638 people
- Goroimari Bilorian3,420 people
- Mohatoli3,323 people
- Sola Pathar2,871 people
- No.2 Makeli2,833 people
- Natun Kathami2,694 people
- Kismat Kathami2,639 people

[All 60 villages in Chamaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/chamaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakachanh from Amingaon?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dakachanh?3,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakachanh in?Kamrup district (Chamaria sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dakachanh?53.8% (Census 2011)
