# Baikam Khasia Punjee Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam)

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Baikam Khasia Punjee

Baikam Khasia Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 37 households**, the 194th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 163people (2011)
- 37households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Baikam Khasia Punjee PIN code and other codes

Baikam Khasia Punjee falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKushirkul
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299011

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

## How far is Baikam Khasia Punjee from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)41 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)28 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 Baikam Khasia Punjee?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Baikam Khasia Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kushikul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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.

## Homes and amenities in Baikam Khasia Punjee

Of every 100 households in Baikam Khasia Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baikam Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**44%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Baikam Khasia Punjee?

■ Baikam Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**943

Working population ****50.3%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (26%) · **■** Marginal 27 (33%)

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 Katigora

- Burunga Pt IV176 people
- Noonchuri Punjee171 people
- Ailatal Mikir Punjee170 people
- New Mesikiyar165 people
- Bhitorgul146 people
- Ailatal Khasia Punjee145 people
- Boalcherra Khasia Punjee130 people
- Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee110 people

[All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baikam Khasia Punjee from Silchar?41 km by road
- What is the population of Baikam Khasia Punjee?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikam Khasia Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Baikam Khasia Punjee?60.4% (Census 2011)