# Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/lakhicherra-khasia-punjee/ Village · Katigora, Cachar # Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 66 households**, the 174th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 286people (2011) - 66households - 25.4%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee PIN code and other codes Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMahadevpur G.P - Community development blockKalain - Census village code299040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee from nearby towns? - Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)45 km by road - Badarpur (nearest town)27 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 Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dina Nathpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Dinanathpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and canal / river 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 Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee known for? About 21% of the 47 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 Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee Of every 100 households in Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **27% Toilet within the home ****2%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **12% Tap water ****2%** **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 ****100%** **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 Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee? ■ Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee · ■ Katigora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****25.4%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500** **943 Working population ****61.2%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 27.8% for men and 22.7% for women. 68% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (98%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) 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 - Gilatail308 people - Craigpark Mikir Punjee305 people - Balirbond304 people - Siddeswar Pt I292 people - Chandi Nagar Pt V284 people - Digor Mahadevpur284 people - Makidahar Mikir Punjee284 people - Boalcherra Mikir Punjee262 people [All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee from Silchar?45 km by road - What is the population of Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee?286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Lakhicherra Khasia Punjee?25.4% (Census 2011)