Village · Katigora, Cachar
# Kalain Cherra Bagicha

Kalain Cherra Bagicha is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 190 people in 47 households, the 185th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 190 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 16.1% literacy
- 792 females per 1,000 males

## Kalain Cherra Bagicha PIN code and other codes

Kalain Cherra Bagicha falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Paikan Digorkhal G.P
- Community development block Kalain
- Census village code 299025

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalain Cherra Bagicha from nearby towns?
- Katigora (sub-district HQ) 350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalain Cherra Bagicha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalain Cherra Bagicha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kolain
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srikona
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalain Cherra Bagicha known for?

About 4% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalain Cherra Bagicha

Of every 100 households in Kalain Cherra Bagicha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalain Cherra Bagicha · ■ Katigora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 27%
- Toilet within the home 90% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 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 0% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 77% 44%
- Own their home 98% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalain Cherra Bagicha?

■ Kalain Cherra Bagicha · ■ Katigora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 16.1% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 792 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 943
- Working population 49.5% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.0% for men and 12.3% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 72 (77%) · ■ Marginal 22 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Katigora
- Oldoor Basti 207 people
- Bhangerpar Pt III 204 people
- Noonchuri Boro Punjee 199 people
- Kaiyajani 191 people
- Bhauripara Pt II 188 people
- Rangar Pt II 188 people
- Isacherra Mikir Punjee 186 people
- Jagadishpur Pt II 180 people

All 221 villages in Katigora

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalain Cherra Bagicha from Silchar? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kalain Cherra Bagicha? 190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalain Cherra Bagicha in? Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kalain Cherra Bagicha? 16.1% (Census 2011)

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