# Runikhata Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Runikhata

Runikhata is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 211 households**, the 10th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 211households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Runikhata PIN code and other codes

Runikhata falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301896

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

## How far is Runikhata from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)40 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 Runikhata?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Runikhata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bengtol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Runikhata known for?

The main crops are **chilli and banana**. About 72% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Runikhata

Of every 100 households in Runikhata in 2011, 48 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Runikhata · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**78%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Runikhata?

■ Runikhata · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**946

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (20%) · **■** Marginal 186 (36%)

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 Bengtol

- Gorshingpara1,284 people
- Uttar Runikhata1,251 people
- Salbari Bhurpar1,244 people
- Subhaijhar1,210 people
- Purba-Domgaon1,065 people
- Bikrampur1,046 people
- Madarpur1,029 people
- Deulguri1,026 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Runikhata?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Runikhata in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Runikhata?66.4% (Census 2011)