# Cherenga Punji Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Cherenga Punji

Cherenga Punji is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 65 households**, the 165th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 314people (2011)
- 65households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,512females per 1,000 males

## Cherenga Punji PIN code and other codes

Cherenga Punji falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Community development blockLakhipur
- Census village code299885

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

## How far is Cherenga Punji from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)7 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 Cherenga Punji?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Cherenga Punji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Cherenga Punji known for?

The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and bamboo**. About 10% of the 132 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 Cherenga Punji

Of every 100 households in Cherenga Punji in 2011, 64 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cherenga Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**31%

Tap water ****28%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**32%

Television ****48%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Cherenga Punji?

■ Cherenga Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1512**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**947

Working population ****34.4%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 27 (25%)

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 Lakhipur

- Roberpur319 people
- Kanakpur Pt IV318 people
- Machkhal Pt III316 people
- U.S. Lakhichera Pt VI315 people
- Langlachera Pt II311 people
- Kaptanpur Pt VI308 people
- Kumachara308 people
- Purba Dakhin Mutrachara308 people

[All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Cherenga Punji from Silchar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Cherenga Punji?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherenga Punji in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Cherenga Punji?78.4% (Census 2011)