# Arkara Village, Jalah, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jalah, Baksa 

# Arkara

Arkara is a village in Jalah sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781327**. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 224 households**, the 32nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 224households
- 73.3%literacy
- 781327PIN code

## Arkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arkara is 781327.** Arkara falls in Jalah sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- PIN code781327
- Community development blockJalah
- Census village code304247

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

## How far is Arkara from nearby towns?

- Assam/ Dispur (sub-district HQ)120 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)413 km by road
- Pathsala (nearest town)35 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 Arkara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Salbari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salbari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Arkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Arkara

Of every 100 households in Arkara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arkara · ■ Jalah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Arkara?

■ Arkara · ■ Jalah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**968

Working population ****64.9%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 67% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (30%) · **■** Other work 178 (25%) · **■** Marginal 166 (23%)

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 Jalah

- Tukurakuchi1,243 people
- Odalguri Gaon1,220 people
- Dangarigaon1,214 people
- Bar Chakadal1,138 people
- Baropara1,107 people
- Karamkata NC1,066 people
- Khuntamari1,053 people
- Phularguri1,034 people

[All 79 villages in Jalah](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/jalah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arkara?781327
- How far is Arkara from Mushalpur?413 km by road
- What is the population of Arkara?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arkara in?Baksa district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Arkara?73.3% (Census 2011)