# Dowarichiga Village, Dimow, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dimow, Sivasagar 

# Dowarichiga

Dowarichiga is a village in Dimow sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 193 households**, the 69th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 873people (2011)
- 193households
- 98.0%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Dowarichiga PIN code and other codes

Dowarichiga falls in Dimow sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatNitaipukhuri
- Community development blockDemow
- Census village code292485

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

## How far is Dowarichiga from nearby towns?

- Sivasagar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sivasagar (nearest town)28 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 Dowarichiga?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dowarichiga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sibsagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dowarichiga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 48% of the 228 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 Dowarichiga

Of every 100 households in Dowarichiga in 2011, 57 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Dowarichiga · ■ Dimow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**32%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**85%

Use banking services ****91%**

**44%

Television ****42%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dowarichiga?

■ Dowarichiga · ■ Dimow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.0%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**968

Working population ****58.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 97.3% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 465 (91%)

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

- Rajabari Bagisa917 people
- Charaguwa Gaon891 people
- Farbandhia Kahar885 people
- Bandarmari878 people
- Hondique868 people
- Bhaluka Guri850 people
- Sukan Pukhuri838 people
- Khanikar835 people

[All 158 villages in Dimow](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/dimow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dowarichiga from Sivasagar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Dowarichiga?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dowarichiga in?Sivasagar district (Dimow sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dowarichiga?98.0% (Census 2011)