# Saikia Chuburi Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/saikia-chuburi/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Saikia Chuburi Saikia Chuburi is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 101 households**, the 280th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 446people (2011) - 101households - 80.4%literacy - 1,124females per 1,000 males ## Saikia Chuburi PIN code and other codes Saikia Chuburi falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMizibari - Community development blockDhekiajuli - Census village code285654 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saikia Chuburi from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)14 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 Saikia Chuburi? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Saikia Chuburi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orang - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Orang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Saikia Chuburi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 109 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 Saikia Chuburi Of every 100 households in Saikia Chuburi in 2011, 47 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saikia Chuburi · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **20% Toilet within the home ****19%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **51% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **35% Television ****25%** **18% Mobile phone ****74%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Saikia Chuburi? ■ Saikia Chuburi · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269** **970 Working population ****47.5%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 74.9% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (15%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Arasuti Gaon449 people - No.2 Chenimari Gaon448 people - Chapai Roumari Pathar447 people - Maduribil Gaon446 people - Singari Siparia Gaon444 people - Dala Bari Kachari441 people - No.1 Chapai Nalbari437 people - Habi Gaon436 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saikia Chuburi from Tezpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Saikia Chuburi?446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saikia Chuburi in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Saikia Chuburi?80.4% (Census 2011)