Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur
# Gamchuk

Gamchuk is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787052. The 2011 Census counted 1,287 people in 188 households, the 49th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 1,287 people (2011)
- 188 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 787052 PIN code

## Gamchuk PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gamchuk is 787052. Gamchuk falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- PIN code 787052
- Gram panchayat Pub Telahi
- Community development block Telahi
- Census village code 288180

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

## How far is Gamchuk from nearby towns?
- North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 27 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 27 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gamchuk?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ghagarmukh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhimpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhimpur
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gamchuk known for?

The main crops are paddy, mustard seed and black gram. Products made here include eri cloth. About 74% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gamchuk

Of every 100 households in Gamchuk in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamchuk · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 33%
- Toilet within the home 1% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 46%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81%
- Use banking services 75% 50%
- Television 0% 25%
- Mobile phone 16% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 8% 17%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Gamchuk?

■ Gamchuk · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 953 956
- Working population 39.5% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 266 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (4%) · ■ Marginal 215 (42%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in North Lakhimpur
- Pani Gaon 1,365 people
- Adisuti N.C. 1,343 people
- Nara Gaon 1,336 people
- Sunari 1,324 people
- Salal Gaon 1,243 people
- Chabukdhora Gahain 1,204 people
- Boichagarumaria 1,196 people
- Phukanarhat 1,193 people

All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gamchuk? 787052
- How far is Gamchuk from North Lakhimpur? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Gamchuk? 1,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamchuk in? Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gamchuk? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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