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

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Kharjan Punji

Kharjan Punji is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 179 households**, the 100th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 902people (2011)
- 179households
- 62.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Kharjan Punji PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDighli Bahadur Pur
- Community development blockLakhipur
- Census village code299895

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

## How far is Kharjan Punji from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)15 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 Kharjan Punji?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharjan Punji; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pailapool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kharjan Punji known for?

About 48% of the 248 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 Kharjan Punji

Of every 100 households in Kharjan Punji in 2011, 7 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharjan Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Kharjan Punji?

■ Kharjan Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**947

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 59.1% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 77 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 164 (47%)

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

- New Khairabad F.V.1,059 people
- Banadurpur Cha Bagicha1,024 people
- Kaptanpur Pt XII965 people
- Digor Fulertol Pt III912 people
- Kalam Naga Punji873 people
- Paschim Dikcha865 people
- Joypur Pt IV860 people
- Kaptanpur Pt IV856 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharjan Punji from Silchar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kharjan Punji?902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharjan Punji in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kharjan Punji?62.6% (Census 2011)