# Khelma Pt VIII Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/khelma-pt-viii/ Village · Katigora, Cachar # Khelma Pt VIII Khelma Pt VIII is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,269 people in 463 households**, the 40th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 2,269people (2011) - 463households - 81.6%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Khelma Pt VIII PIN code and other codes Khelma Pt VIII falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKhelma G.P - Community development blockKalain - Census village code299032 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khelma Pt VIII 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Khelma Pt VIII? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Khelma Pt VIII; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganir Gram Pt-Ii - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 VIII known for? About 79% of the 300 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 VIII Of every 100 households in Khelma Pt VIII in 2011, 20 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Khelma Pt VIII · ■ Katigora rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **27% Toilet within the home ****100%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **12% Tap water ****51%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****34%** **39% Television ****9%** **13% Mobile phone ****58%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **44% Own their home ****99%** **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 VIII? ■ Khelma Pt VIII · ■ Katigora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **943 Working population ****26.3%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 76.4% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 475 (80%) · **■** Marginal 47 (8%) 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 - Dudpur Pt III2,361 people - Bhangarpar-I2,328 people - Dumkar2,292 people - Noon Nagar2,284 people - Buribali Pt II2,229 people - Ganirgram Pt IV2,204 people - Niz Hari Tikar Pt II2,192 people - Mohanpur Pt II2,077 people [All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khelma Pt VIII from Silchar?40 km by road - What is the population of Khelma Pt VIII?2,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khelma Pt VIII in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khelma Pt VIII?81.6% (Census 2011)