Village · Jalah, Barpeta
# Chemtia

Chemtia is a village in Jalah sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam, PIN code 781329. The 2011 Census counted 201 people in 44 households, the 15th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.
- 201 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 79.4% literacy
- 781329 PIN code

## Chemtia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chemtia is 781329. Chemtia falls in Jalah sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.
- PIN code 781329
- Gram panchayat Manikpur
- Community development block Jalah
- Census village code 283434

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chemtia from nearby towns?
- Barpeta (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Pathsala Tc (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chemtia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chemtia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nitananda
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pathsala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chemtia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chemtia

Of every 100 households in Chemtia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chemtia · ■ Jalah rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 33%
- Toilet within the home 34% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 47%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 80%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 78%
- Use banking services 57% 78%
- Television 2% 21%
- Mobile phone 18% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 2%
- None of these assets 36% 11%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chemtia?

■ Chemtia · ■ Jalah rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 84.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 722 900
- Working population 30.3% 37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (5%) · ■ Other work 14 (23%) · ■ Marginal 8 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jalah
- Dakshin Rehabari 793 people
- Pachim Kathalmuri 765 people
- Pub Kathal Muri 747 people
- Kalbari 381 people

All 15 villages in Jalah

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chemtia? 781329
- How far is Chemtia from Barpeta? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Chemtia? 201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chemtia in? Barpeta district (Jalah sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chemtia? 79.4% (Census 2011)

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