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

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Phailen Punji

Phailen Punji is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 70 households**, the 155th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 358people (2011)
- 70households
- 90.5%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Phailen Punji PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDighli Lakhichara
- Community development blockRajabazar
- Census village code299796

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

## How far is Phailen Punji from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)300 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)20 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 Phailen Punji?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Joypur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pailapool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in Phailen Punji

Of every 100 households in Phailen Punji in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phailen Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****43%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**40%

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 Phailen Punji?

■ Phailen Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1409**

**947

Working population ****28.2%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.1% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (71%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (20%)

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

- Chirirpar Kachari Punji391 people
- Dikcha Grant389 people
- Naraindhar T.E.364 people
- U.S.Chiru Punji363 people
- Chalitartol343 people
- Harinagar Khasia Punji342 people
- U.S. Harinagar334 people
- Naithang Punji330 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Phailen Punji from Silchar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Phailen Punji?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phailen Punji in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Phailen Punji?90.5% (Census 2011)