# Khelma Pt III Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Khelma Pt III

Khelma Pt III is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 405 households**, the 53rd largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 405households
- 76.0%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Khelma Pt III PIN code and other codes

Khelma Pt III falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKhelma G.P
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299037

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

## How far is Khelma Pt III from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)52 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khelma Pt III?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khelma Pt III; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khelma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Khelma Pt III known for?

About 58% of the 252 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 Khelma Pt III

Of every 100 households in Khelma Pt III in 2011, 34 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khelma Pt III · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**12%

Tap water ****6%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**10%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****44%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**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 Khelma Pt III?

■ Khelma Pt III · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**943

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.0% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 220 (40%) · **■** Marginal 88 (16%)

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

- Chandi Nagar Pt IV1,945 people
- Chandpur Pt III1,887 people
- Saligram1,837 people
- Chandpur Pt I1,816 people
- Niz-Jalalpur Pt I1,808 people
- Sundeura1,795 people
- Buribali Pt I1,785 people
- Chandpur Pt IV1,780 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khelma Pt III from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Khelma Pt III?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khelma Pt III in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Khelma Pt III?76.0% (Census 2011)
