# Char Charia Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/char-charia/ Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta # Char Charia Char Charia is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 326 households**, the 57th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,686people (2011) - 326households - 48.8%literacy - 855females per 1,000 males ## Char Charia PIN code and other codes Char Charia falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam. - Gram panchayatGuilaja - Community development blockRuposhi - Census village code282699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Char Charia from nearby towns? - Barpeta (district HQ)20 km by road - Sarbhog Tc (nearest town)13 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 Char Charia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Char Charia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Garemari - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalgachia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Char Charia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 274 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 Char Charia Of every 100 households in Char Charia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Char Charia · ■ Kalgachia rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **9% Toilet within the home ****94%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **21% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****6%** **16% Television ****0%** **5% Mobile phone ****20%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Char Charia? ■ Char Charia · ■ Kalgachia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **952 Working population ****32.0%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.3% for men and 42.2% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (51%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 204 (38%) 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 Kalgachia - Balagaon1,781 people - Mowamari1,719 people - Jamer Kur1,709 people - Sikartary Gaon1,694 people - Dewkura1,681 people - Pahartali1,652 people - Phulora N.C.1,622 people - Monakocha1,551 people [All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Char Charia from Barpeta?20 km by road - What is the population of Char Charia?1,686 (Census 2011) - Which district is Char Charia in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Char Charia?48.8% (Census 2011)