# Tarakandi Village, Kalgachia, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalgachia, Barpeta 

# Tarakandi

Tarakandi is a village in Kalgachia sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,715 people in 492 households**, the 25th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 2,715people (2011)
- 492households
- 43.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Tarakandi PIN code and other codes

Tarakandi falls in Kalgachia sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatTarakandi
- Community development blockMandia
- Census village code282775

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

## How far is Tarakandi from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)40 km by road
- Barpeta Road (nearest town)15 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 Tarakandi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Tarakandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moinburi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Abhayapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Tarakandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 251 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 Tarakandi

Of every 100 households in Tarakandi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tarakandi · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Tarakandi?

■ Tarakandi · ■ Kalgachia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**952

Working population ****26.2%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 43.0% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 433 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (8%) · **■** Household industry 40 (6%) · **■** Other work 138 (19%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%)

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

- Guileza2,809 people
- Amguri2,732 people
- Golia2,725 people
- Khudrakuchi2,725 people
- Chandmama Gaon2,696 people
- Kismat Moinbari2,671 people
- Aditpur2,654 people
- Chariatpur2,605 people

[All 100 villages in Kalgachia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/kalgachia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tarakandi from Barpeta?40 km by road
- What is the population of Tarakandi?2,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarakandi in?Barpeta district (Kalgachia sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tarakandi?43.3% (Census 2011)