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

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Saraspur

Saraspur is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,508 people in 350 households**, the 80th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 1,508people (2011)
- 350households
- 76.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Saraspur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPaikon Dighorkhal G.P
- Community development blockKalain
- Census village code299016

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

## How far is Saraspur from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Badarpur (nearest town)22 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 Saraspur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saraspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●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 · Kolain
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kolain
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)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 Saraspur known for?

About 19% of the 243 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 Saraspur

Of every 100 households in Saraspur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saraspur · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**12%

Tap water ****70%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Saraspur?

■ Saraspur · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**943

Working population ****29.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.9% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 79 (18%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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

- Baleswarpur Gnt1,544 people
- Bhatt Gram1,544 people
- Baraitoli Pt I1,534 people
- Hari Nagar Pt I1,517 people
- Rangar Pt I1,499 people
- Chandi Nagar Pt I1,468 people
- Chandipur1,441 people
- Sewti Pt IV1,439 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saraspur from Silchar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Saraspur?1,508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraspur in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Saraspur?76.1% (Census 2011)