# Dhirgheswari Village, North Guwahati, Kamrup (Assam)

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Village · North Guwahati, Kamrup 

# Dhirgheswari

Dhirgheswari is a village in North Guwahati sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam, PIN code **781030**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 52 households**, the 28th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 222people (2011)
- 52households
- 87.4%literacy
- 781030PIN code

## Dhirgheswari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhirgheswari is 781030.** Dhirgheswari falls in North Guwahati sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- PIN code781030
- Gram panchayatNandakata
- Community development blockBezera
- Census village code303377

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

## How far is Dhirgheswari from nearby towns?

- North Guwahati (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)10 km by road
- North Guwahati (nearest town)10 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 Dhirgheswari?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · North Guwahati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhirgheswari known for?

About 5% of the 871 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 Dhirgheswari

Of every 100 households in Dhirgheswari in 2011, 10 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhirgheswari · ■ North Guwahati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**53%

Use banking services ****16%**

**61%

Television ****6%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****53%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Dhirgheswari?

■ Dhirgheswari · ■ North Guwahati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**888

Working population ****50.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 86.9% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 17 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 74 (66%) · **■** Marginal 17 (15%)

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 North Guwahati

- Bar Nizara499 people
- Kali Pahar496 people
- Barchandra Grant291 people
- Ghorajan286 people
- Satgaon Grant221 people
- Manik Nagar216 people
- Uttar Fulung162 people

[All 32 villages in North Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/north-guwahati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhirgheswari?781030
- How far is Dhirgheswari from Amingaon?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dhirgheswari?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhirgheswari in?Kamrup district (North Guwahati sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dhirgheswari?87.4% (Census 2011)