# Kochmara Protected Forest Area Village, Dhekiajuli – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/kochmara-protected-forest-area/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Kochmara Protected Forest Area Kochmara Protected Forest Area is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **16,516 people in 2,583 households**, the 2nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 16,516people (2011) - 2,583households - 20.6%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Kochmara Protected Forest Area PIN code and other codes Kochmara Protected Forest Area falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBarchala - Census village code285879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kochmara Protected Forest Area from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)170 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhekiajuli (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 Kochmara Protected Forest Area? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kochmara Protected Forest Area; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Borgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Borgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Kochmara Protected Forest Area known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kochmara Protected Forest Area Of every 100 households in Kochmara Protected Forest Area in 2011, 3 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kochmara Protected Forest Area · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **20% Toilet within the home ****68%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****2%** **35% Television ****1%** **18% Mobile phone ****8%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Kochmara Protected Forest Area? ■ Kochmara Protected Forest Area · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****20.6%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **970 Working population ****26.3%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 20.5% for men and 20.8% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,918 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (1%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 175 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,169 (27%) 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 - Chari Duar Forest Prtd. Area45,913 people - Michamari Gaon7,954 people - No.1 Bochasimalu Gaon6,207 people - Bar Bhagia Gaon5,807 people - Patidoi Bherala Gaon4,891 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kochmara Protected Forest Area from Tezpur?50 km by road - What is the population of Kochmara Protected Forest Area?16,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kochmara Protected Forest Area in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kochmara Protected Forest Area?20.6% (Census 2011)