# Charaguwa Grant, Dimow, Sivasagar – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/charaguwa-grant/ Village · Dimow, Sivasagar # Charaguwa Grant Charaguwa Grant is a village in [Dimow](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/) sub-district of [Sivasagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/) district, [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/). The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 303 households**, the 24th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%. - 1,556people (2011) - 303households - 79.5%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Charaguwa Grant PIN code and other codes Charaguwa Grant falls in Dimow sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatCharagua - Community development blockDemow - Census village code292528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charaguwa Grant from nearby towns? - Dimow (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Sivasagar (nearest town)16 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 Charaguwa Grant? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Charaguwa Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sibsagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Demow - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Charaguwa Grant known for? The main crops are **potato, paddy and tomato**. About 31% of the 284 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 Charaguwa Grant Of every 100 households in Charaguwa Grant in 2011, 34 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Charaguwa Grant · ■ Dimow rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **36% Toilet within the home ****65%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **32% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****40%** **44% Television ****25%** **29% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****29%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **85% 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 Charaguwa Grant? ■ Charaguwa Grant · ■ Dimow rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **79.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **968 Working population ****29.9%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.4% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (40%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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 Dimow - Bangali Gaon1,659 people - Khamun1,608 people - Milonkur1,580 people - Borguri Block1,579 people - Gamiri1,526 people - Khorahat Grant1,514 people - Saru Deroi1,495 people - Baputigarh1,494 people [All 158 villages in Dimow](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Charaguwa Grant from Sivasagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Charaguwa Grant?1,556 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charaguwa Grant in?Sivasagar district (Dimow sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Charaguwa Grant?79.5% (Census 2011)