# Karkhela Village, Tamulpur, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamulpur, Baksa 

# Karkhela

Karkhela is a village in Tamulpur sub-district of Baksa district, Assam, PIN code **781360**. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 186 households**, the 91st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 993people (2011)
- 186households
- 58.4%literacy
- 781360PIN code

## Karkhela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkhela is 781360.** Karkhela falls in Tamulpur sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- PIN code781360
- Community development blockTamulpur
- Census village code304614

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

## How far is Karkhela from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)50 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 Karkhela?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karkhela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Dhamdhama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamdhama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Karkhela known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Karkhela

Of every 100 households in Karkhela in 2011, 27 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkhela · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**26%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Karkhela?

■ Karkhela · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**988

Working population ****48.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 142 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (11%) · **■** Marginal 104 (22%)

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 Tamulpur

- Bherakhat1,018 people
- Baraliapar1,014 people
- Bimala Nagar1,004 people
- Khatarbari999 people
- No.1 Kaulipar970 people
- Balabari960 people
- Dumuria960 people
- Kahibari958 people

[All 183 villages in Tamulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/tamulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkhela?781360
- How far is Karkhela from Mushalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Karkhela?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkhela in?Baksa district (Tamulpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karkhela?58.4% (Census 2011)