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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Boalcherra Khasia Punjee

Boalcherra Khasia Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **130 people in 25 households**, the 197th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 130people (2011)
- 25households
- 14.2%literacy
- 757females per 1,000 males

## Boalcherra Khasia Punjee PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKalibari
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299086

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

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

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)342 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)22 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 Boalcherra Khasia Punjee?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river

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 Boalcherra Khasia Punjee

Of every 100 households in Boalcherra Khasia Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boalcherra Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****0%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****96%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Boalcherra Khasia Punjee?

■ Boalcherra Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.2%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****757**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**943

Working population ****34.6%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.6% for men and 14.9% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 42 (93%)

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

- New Mesikiyar165 people
- Baikam Khasia Punjee163 people
- Bhitorgul146 people
- Ailatal Khasia Punjee145 people
- Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee110 people
- Kayangthal108 people
- Kajakani104 people
- Deswali Basti101 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Boalcherra Khasia Punjee from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Boalcherra Khasia Punjee?130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boalcherra Khasia Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Boalcherra Khasia Punjee?14.2% (Census 2011)