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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Newzer

Newzer is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 14 households**, the 205th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 78people (2011)
- 14households
- 91.8%literacy
- 773females per 1,000 males

## Newzer PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChandranathpur
- Community development blockBorkhola
- Census village code299128

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

## How far is Newzer from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)330 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)63 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 Newzer?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Newzer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dina Nathpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bihara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Newzer known for?

About 61% of the 104 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 Newzer

Of every 100 households in Newzer in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Newzer · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****30%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**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 Newzer?

■ Newzer · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****773**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**943

Working population ****62.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.5% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 48 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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

- Deswali Basti101 people
- Jagadishpur Pt I96 people
- Sailtadahar Khasia Punjee92 people
- Singduar Khasia Punjee83 people
- Laljar74 people
- Dimasa Punjee58 people
- Rajagarh Khasia Punjee57 people
- Talkar Beel56 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Newzer from Silchar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Newzer?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Newzer in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Newzer?91.8% (Census 2011)