# Damcherra East Tomas Punjee Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/damcherra-east-tomas-punjee/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Damcherra East Tomas Punjee Damcherra East Tomas Punjee is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 163 households**, the 179th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 702people (2011) - 163households - 62.1%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Damcherra East Tomas Punjee PIN code and other codes Damcherra East Tomas Punjee falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatChandranathpur G.P - Community development blockBorkhola - Census village code299133 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damcherra East Tomas Punjee from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)467 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)72 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)72 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 Damcherra East Tomas Punjee? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Damcherra East Tomas Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolain - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river 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 Damcherra East Tomas Punjee known for? The main crops are **turmeric, betel nut and orange**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Damcherra East Tomas Punjee Of every 100 households in Damcherra East Tomas Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Damcherra East Tomas Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **30% Toilet within the home ****53%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **20% Tap water ****6%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****4%** **37% Television ****12%** **21% Mobile phone ****18%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****58%** **39% Own their home ****90%** **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 Damcherra East Tomas Punjee? ■ Damcherra East Tomas Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **965 Working population ****40.6%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 87 (31%) · **■** Other work 109 (38%) · **■** Marginal 89 (31%) 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 - Heirbond Pt II746 people - Salchapra T.E.726 people - Dalu Gram713 people - Tarutazabari Pt II703 people - Sabajpur Bagicha697 people - Barjalenga Pt III687 people - Boro Salganga F.V.676 people - Clever House Pt III665 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Damcherra East Tomas Punjee from Silchar?72 km by road - What is the population of Damcherra East Tomas Punjee?702 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damcherra East Tomas Punjee in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Damcherra East Tomas Punjee?62.1% (Census 2011)