# Choto Jalenga Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/choto-jalenga-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Choto Jalenga Grant Choto Jalenga Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,261 people in 1,005 households**, the 14th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 4,261people (2011) - 1,005households - 68.3%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Choto Jalenga Grant PIN code and other codes Choto Jalenga Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDwarbond - Community development blockBarjalenga - Census village code299327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Choto Jalenga Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)25 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)25 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 Choto Jalenga Grant? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Choto Jalenga Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borjelenga - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikhona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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)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 Choto Jalenga Grant known for? About 50% of the 692 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 Choto Jalenga Grant Of every 100 households in Choto Jalenga Grant in 2011, 7 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Choto Jalenga Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **30% Toilet within the home ****96%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **20% Tap water ****25%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****19%** **37% Television ****15%** **21% Mobile phone ****18%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****51%** **39% 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 Choto Jalenga Grant? ■ Choto Jalenga Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **965 Working population ****42.4%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (12%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,349 (75%) · **■** Marginal 161 (9%) 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 Silchar - Sildubi Grant4,452 people - Berenga Pt II4,353 people - Tarapur Pt IV4,349 people - Hatichara Grant4,289 people - Dhalchara Grant4,199 people - Rosekandi Grant Pt II4,195 people - Berenga Pt III4,125 people - Tarutajabari Pt I4,097 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Choto Jalenga Grant from Silchar?25 km by road - What is the population of Choto Jalenga Grant?4,261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choto Jalenga Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Choto Jalenga Grant?68.3% (Census 2011)