# Durgacharra Punjee Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Silchar, Cachar 

# Durgacharra Punjee

Durgacharra Punjee is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 16 households**, the 243rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 99people (2011)
- 16households
- 42.9%literacy
- 1,357females per 1,000 males

## Durgacharra Punjee PIN code and other codes

Durgacharra Punjee falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatChandranathpur G.P
- Community development blockBorkhola
- Census village code299141

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

## How far is Durgacharra 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 Durgacharra Punjee?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Durgacharra Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darogakna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Durgacharra Punjee known for?

The main crops are **betel nut and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Durgacharra Punjee

Of every 100 households in Durgacharra Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgacharra Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****6%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****88%**

**39%

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 Durgacharra Punjee?

■ Durgacharra Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1357**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**965

Working population ****50.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.8% for men and 42.2% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Loharbond F.V.151 people
- Tibong Chera Khasia Punjee126 people
- Chibitabichia Pt X105 people
- Sonachera Pt III105 people
- Tarapur Pt I52 people
- David Sonapur27 people

[All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgacharra Punjee from Silchar?72 km by road
- What is the population of Durgacharra Punjee?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgacharra Punjee in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Durgacharra Punjee?42.9% (Census 2011)