# Gerakhat Village, Dalgaon, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dalgaon, Darrang 

# Gerakhat

Gerakhat is a village in Dalgaon sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 417 households**, the 93rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.5%.

- 2,150people (2011)
- 417households
- 53.5%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Gerakhat PIN code and other codes

Gerakhat falls in Dalgaon sub-district, Darrang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDalgaon
- Community development blockBechimari
- Census village code305198

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

## How far is Gerakhat from nearby towns?

- Kharupatia (nearest town)12 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 Gerakhat?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gerakhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharupetia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Gerakhat known for?

About 95% of the 264 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 Gerakhat

Of every 100 households in Gerakhat in 2011, 18 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gerakhat · ■ Dalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Gerakhat?

■ Gerakhat · ■ Dalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**48.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**964

Working population ****39.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 47.5% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (25%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 271 (32%)

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 Dalgaon

- Nalbari2,182 people
- No.3 Chikonmati2,161 people
- Kakal Bhangi Jogi Gaon2,154 people
- Burigaon2,153 people
- Panbari Habi2,129 people
- Badlichar2,123 people
- Bilpar2,100 people
- No.3 Galandikash2,090 people

[All 214 villages in Dalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/dalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gerakhat?2,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerakhat in?Darrang district (Dalgaon sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gerakhat?53.5% (Census 2011)