Village · Dhubri, Kokrajhar
# Darchuka

Darchuka is a village in Dhubri sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,238 people in 239 households, the 8th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.
- 1,238 people (2011)
- 239 households
- 56.1% literacy
- 934 females per 1,000 males

## Darchuka PIN code and other codes

Darchuka falls in Dhubri sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.
- Community development block Debitola
- Census village code 280447

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Darchuka from nearby towns?
- Dhubri (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Gauripur (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Darchuka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Darchuka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gauripur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Gauripur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Alomganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darchuka known for?

About 78% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Darchuka

Of every 100 households in Darchuka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darchuka · ■ Dhubri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 20%
- Toilet within the home 0% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 75%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 2% 27%
- Television 0% 12%
- Mobile phone 5% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 34%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Darchuka?

■ Darchuka · ■ Dhubri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 63.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 949
- Working population 49.7% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 50.5% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 236 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 76 (12%) · ■ Marginal 283 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhubri
- Thuripara 1,389 people
- Silaipar Pt.-II 1,378 people
- Khutabagra Pt.-I 1,316 people
- Madatiparabasti Pt.-II 1,267 people
- Deborttor Khopati Pt.-I 1,217 people
- Borovita 1,118 people
- Dalgram 1,106 people
- Debitola Pt.III 1,094 people

All 69 villages in Dhubri

## Quick answers
- How far is Darchuka from Kokrajhar? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Darchuka? 1,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darchuka in? Kokrajhar district (Dhubri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Darchuka? 56.1% (Census 2011)

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