# Raikash Mari Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/raikash-mari/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Raikash Mari Raikash Mari is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 212 households**, the 149th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,022people (2011) - 212households - 80.2%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Raikash Mari PIN code and other codes Raikash Mari falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatRaikasmari - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raikash Mari from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)55 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)55 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 Raikash Mari? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Raikash Mari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Narenkati - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Raikash Mari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Raikash Mari Of every 100 households in Raikash Mari in 2011, 50 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Raikash Mari · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **20% Toilet within the home ****53%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **51% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **93% Use banking services ****18%** **35% Television ****33%** **18% Mobile phone ****60%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Raikash Mari? ■ Raikash Mari · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **970 Working population ****32.1%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 198 (60%) · **■** Marginal 40 (12%) 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 - Barati Gaon1,049 people - Tarajan Bangali1,044 people - Kalakuchi Bagicha Gaon1,033 people - No.1 Narayanpur Bagan1,023 people - Goroi Mari Pathar1,011 people - Narayan Kati Kachari Gaon1,005 people - Khalahu Bari1,002 people - Dheki Peluya Kachari Gaon992 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raikash Mari from Tezpur?55 km by road - What is the population of Raikash Mari?1,022 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raikash Mari in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Raikash Mari?80.2% (Census 2011)