# Elyas Khasia Punjee Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam)

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Village · Silchar, Cachar 

# Elyas Khasia Punjee

Elyas Khasia Punjee is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 68 households**, the 221st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 301people (2011)
- 68households
- 49.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Elyas Khasia Punjee PIN code and other codes

Elyas Khasia Punjee falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatChanadrnathpur
- Community development blockBorkhola
- Census village code299139

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

## How far is Elyas Khasia Punjee from nearby towns?

- Silchar (sub-district HQ)455 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)60 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 Elyas Khasia Punjee?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Elyas Khasia Punjee; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalai
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Elyas Khasia Punjee known for?

The main crops are **ginger, turmeric and betelnut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Elyas Khasia Punjee

Of every 100 households in Elyas Khasia Punjee in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Elyas Khasia Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**77%

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

**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 ****2%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****95%**

**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 Elyas Khasia Punjee?

■ Elyas Khasia Punjee · ■ Silchar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**965

Working population ****59.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 73 (41%)

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

- Chutra Sangan330 people
- Bangalaghat Pt II327 people
- Anwarpur324 people
- Sonachera Pt II319 people
- Chotorampur Grant291 people
- Ikrathal F.V.274 people
- Jalengachara Grant266 people
- Abongchara Grant Pt II265 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Elyas Khasia Punjee from Silchar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Elyas Khasia Punjee?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elyas Khasia Punjee in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Elyas Khasia Punjee?49.6% (Census 2011)