# Matikhunda Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur 

# Matikhunda Gaon

Matikhunda Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 158 households**, the 210th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 747people (2011)
- 158households
- 55.6%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Matikhunda Gaon PIN code and other codes

Matikhunda Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGarmara Gaon
- Community development blockDhekiajuli
- Census village code285582

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

## How far is Matikhunda Gaon from nearby towns?

- Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tezpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhekiajuli (nearest town)9 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 Matikhunda Gaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Matikhunda Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhekiajuli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhekiajuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 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.

## Homes and amenities in Matikhunda Gaon

Of every 100 households in Matikhunda Gaon in 2011, 19 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Matikhunda Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****4%**

**35%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Matikhunda Gaon?

■ Matikhunda Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**970

Working population ****25.8%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 50.1% for women. 37% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (35%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 62 (32%)

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

- No.2 Oriontali Gaon765 people
- No.5 Tinikhoria760 people
- Baligaon Bangali750 people
- Bhutiaali Gaon749 people
- Dhekiajuli Bagan No.1730 people
- Garmara Bangali Gaon730 people
- Rahini Bil Gaon723 people
- Benchimari Gaon721 people

[All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Matikhunda Gaon from Tezpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Matikhunda Gaon?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matikhunda Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Matikhunda Gaon?55.6% (Census 2011)