# Tarapur Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/tarapur-299055/ Village · Katigora, Cachar # Tarapur Tarapur is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,996 people in 616 households**, the 17th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%. - 2,996people (2011) - 616households - 84.2%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Tarapur PIN code and other codes Tarapur falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockKalain - Census village code299055 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tarapur from nearby towns? - Katigora (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)41 km by road - Badarpur (nearest town)16 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 Tarapur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tarapur; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Katigora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Tarapur known for? About 100% of the 136 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 Tarapur Of every 100 households in Tarapur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Tarapur · ■ Katigora rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **27% Toilet within the home ****96%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **12% Tap water ****56%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **92% Use banking services ****49%** **39% Television ****30%** **13% Mobile phone ****61%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **44% Own their home ****88%** **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 Tarapur? ■ Tarapur · ■ Katigora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **79.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **943 Working population ****27.6%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 81.3% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 479 (58%) · **■** Marginal 138 (17%) 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 - Brahman Gram3,132 people - Bhairabpur Pt V3,045 people - Tarapur3,027 people - Bhangerpar Pt II2,998 people - Kalibari T.E.2,912 people - Lakhipur Pt I(Lakshanipur Pt I2,906 people - Niz-Fulbari Pt III2,848 people - Paikan2,848 people [All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tarapur from Silchar?41 km by road - What is the population of Tarapur?2,996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarapur in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Tarapur?84.2% (Census 2011)