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

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Village · Dimow, Sivasagar 

# Raichai

Raichai is a village in Dimow sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,282 people in 767 households**, the 4th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%.

- 3,282people (2011)
- 767households
- 89.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Raichai PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSukanpukhuri
- Community development blockDemow
- Census village code292501

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

## How far is Raichai from nearby towns?

- Sivasagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sivasagar (nearest town)20 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 Raichai?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Raichai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Demow
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Demow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Raichai known for?

The main crops are **rice and coconut**. About 44% of the 230 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 Raichai

Of every 100 households in Raichai in 2011, 73 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Raichai · ■ Dimow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**64%

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

**32%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**85%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****56%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Raichai?

■ Raichai · ■ Dimow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**79.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**968

Working population ****38.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 85.5% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 969 (76%) · **■** Marginal 240 (19%)

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

- Rajmai Grant6,326 people
- Dehajan Habi4,697 people
- Mashoi3,394 people
- Khongia Grant2,899 people
- Japisagiya Gaon2,845 people
- Demow Grant2,754 people
- Da Dhara Grant2,395 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Raichai from Sivasagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Raichai?3,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raichai in?Sivasagar district (Dimow sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Raichai?89.2% (Census 2011)