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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Kushierkul

Kushierkul is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 144 households**, the 145th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 618people (2011)
- 144households
- 90.7%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Kushierkul PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKushikul
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299005

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

## How far is Kushierkul from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)41 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)26 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 Kushierkul?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kushierkul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Kushierkul known for?

About 42% of the 52 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 Kushierkul

Of every 100 households in Kushierkul in 2011, 62 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kushierkul · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****57%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**39%

Television ****42%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**44%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kushierkul?

■ Kushierkul · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**943

Working population ****40.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 89.7% for women. 65% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (72%) · **■** Marginal 61 (24%)

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

- Niz Hari Tikar Pt I663 people
- Baraitoli Pt V660 people
- Saidpur Pt III654 people
- Khelma Pt IV634 people
- Mahadevpur570 people
- Panch Gram537 people
- Dudpur Pt II530 people
- Lakhipur Pt III528 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kushierkul from Silchar?41 km by road
- What is the population of Kushierkul?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kushierkul in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kushierkul?90.7% (Census 2011)