# Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/dam-cherra-khasie-punjee/ Village · Katigora, Cachar # Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 23 households**, the 198th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 110people (2011) - 23households - 70.9%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee PIN code and other codes Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockKalain - Census village code299043 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee from nearby towns? - Katigora (sub-district HQ)340 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)60 km by road - Badarpur (nearest town)25 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 Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nurunga Pt-Iii - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○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) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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. ## What is Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee known for? About 25% of the 40 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 Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee Of every 100 households in Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **27% Toilet within the home ****8%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **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 ****21%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****79%** **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 Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee? ■ Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600** **943 Working population ****32.7%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 32% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 17 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (39%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%) 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 - Baikam Khasia Punjee163 people - Bhitorgul146 people - Ailatal Khasia Punjee145 people - Boalcherra Khasia Punjee130 people - Kayangthal108 people - Kajakani104 people - Deswali Basti101 people - Jagadishpur Pt I96 people [All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee from Silchar?60 km by road - What is the population of Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee?110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee?70.9% (Census 2011)