# Nij-Garubandha Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/nij-garubandha/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Nij-Garubandha Nij-Garubandha is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784145**. The 2011 Census counted **907 people in 188 households**, the 171st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 907people (2011) - 188households - 65.7%literacy - 784145PIN code ## Nij-Garubandha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nij-Garubandha is 784145.** Nij-Garubandha falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - PIN code784145 - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285640 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nij-Garubandha from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)133 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)46 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)26 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 Nij-Garubandha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nij-Garubandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Nij-Garubandha 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 Nij-Garubandha Of every 100 households in Nij-Garubandha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nij-Garubandha · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **20% Toilet within the home ****57%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****74%** **35% Television ****15%** **18% Mobile phone ****58%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Nij-Garubandha? ■ Nij-Garubandha · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147** **970 Working population ****39.4%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (33%) · **■** Marginal 131 (37%) 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 - Dhirai Bagan914 people - Kachari Gaon912 people - Bangal Gaon911 people - Garmara Pathar Gaon911 people - Garjuli Pathar Gaon905 people - No.1 Chamaguri Bagan891 people - Ghagra Kachari Gaon889 people - Patia Pukhuri888 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nij-Garubandha?784145 - How far is Nij-Garubandha from Tezpur?46 km by road - What is the population of Nij-Garubandha?907 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nij-Garubandha in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Nij-Garubandha?65.7% (Census 2011)