# Dighal Dal Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/dighal-dal-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Dighal Dal Gaon Dighal Dal Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 277 households**, the 71st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,521people (2011) - 277households - 56.5%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Dighal Dal Gaon PIN code and other codes Dighal Dal Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBahbera - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dighal Dal Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)18 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 Dighal Dal Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dighal Dal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Garubandha - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dighal Dal Gaon known for? About 83% of the 316 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 Dighal Dal Gaon Of every 100 households in Dighal Dal Gaon in 2011, 10 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dighal Dal Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **20% Toilet within the home ****68%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****17%** **35% Television ****10%** **18% Mobile phone ****34%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 Dighal Dal Gaon? ■ Dighal Dal Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **970 Working population ****35.6%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (10%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (23%) · **■** Marginal 142 (26%) 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 Dhekiajuli - Kataludub Gaon1,533 people - Bali Gaon1,532 people - No.2 Sitalmari Gaon1,526 people - No.4 Tinkharia1,523 people - 2.No. Chapai Bagan1,510 people - No.1 Palash Basti Gaon1,504 people - Bandarhagi Pathar1,480 people - Chirajuli Pathar Gaon1,474 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dighal Dal Gaon from Tezpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Dighal Dal Gaon?1,521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dighal Dal Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dighal Dal Gaon?56.5% (Census 2011)