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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Pirnagar

Pirnagar is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 198 households**, the 134th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 803people (2011)
- 198households
- 88.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Pirnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJalalpur G.P
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299007

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

## How far is Pirnagar 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 Pirnagar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Kushikul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Pirnagar known for?

About 66% of the 116 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 Pirnagar

Of every 100 households in Pirnagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pirnagar · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

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

**86%

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

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****95%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Pirnagar?

■ Pirnagar · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**943

Working population ****35.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 80.8% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (43%) · **■** Marginal 35 (12%)

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

- Chandpur Pt V825 people
- Hari Nagar Pt IV825 people
- Chandi Nagar Pt VI816 people
- Jagadishpur Pt III808 people
- Mahadevpur Pt II771 people
- Mahadevpur Pt III759 people
- Bhangerpar Pt V752 people
- Hari Nagar Pt III724 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirnagar from Silchar?41 km by road
- What is the population of Pirnagar?803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirnagar in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Pirnagar?88.1% (Census 2011)