# Gilatail Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Gilatail

Gilatail is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 70 households**, the 170th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 308people (2011)
- 70households
- 65.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Gilatail PIN code and other codes

Gilatail falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKolain
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299027

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

## How far is Gilatail from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)19 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 Gilatail?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahman Gram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Gilatail known for?

About 24% of the 188 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 Gilatail

Of every 100 households in Gilatail in 2011, 45 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gilatail · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**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 ****1%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Gilatail?

■ Gilatail · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**79.5%

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

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**943

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (20%)

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

- Ailatal335 people
- Bhauripara Pt I335 people
- Bhatarchak326 people
- Daralcherra323 people
- Craigpark Mikir Punjee305 people
- Balirbond304 people
- Siddeswar Pt I292 people
- Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee286 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gilatail from Silchar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gilatail?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gilatail in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gilatail?65.3% (Census 2011)