# Kherdanga Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Kherdanga

Kherdanga is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 68 households**, the 201st largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 323people (2011)
- 68households
- 48.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Kherdanga PIN code and other codes

Kherdanga falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAmguri V.C.D.C
- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302058

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

## How far is Kherdanga from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)36 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 Kherdanga?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kherdanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kherdanga known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and jute**. About 70% of the 159 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 Kherdanga

Of every 100 households in Kherdanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kherdanga · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**59%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**43%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kherdanga?

■ Kherdanga · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****594**

**982

Working population ****56.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 114 (62%)

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 Bijni

- Narayanpur332 people
- No.2 Dagarpara332 people
- No.2 Chourang330 people
- Lasatipara328 people
- No.4 Chourang321 people
- Nangalbhanga317 people
- Boldi312 people
- Lakhijhora No.2309 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kherdanga?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherdanga in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kherdanga?48.9% (Census 2011)