# Karichuk Village, Jonai, Dhemaji (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jonai, Dhemaji 

# Karichuk

Karichuk is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787061**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 33 households**, the 271st largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 199people (2011)
- 33households
- 60.7%literacy
- 787061PIN code

## Karichuk PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karichuk is 787061.** Karichuk falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.

- PIN code787061
- Gram panchayatSimen Chapori
- Community development blockMurkongselek
- Census village code289282

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

## How far is Karichuk from nearby towns?

- Jonai (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ)65 km by road
- Silapathar (nearest town)32 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 Karichuk?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Karichuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Karichuk known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mekhela chadar and gamocha. About 80% of the 50 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 Karichuk

Of every 100 households in Karichuk in 2011, 0 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karichuk · ■ Jonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**28%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

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 Karichuk?

■ Karichuk · ■ Jonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**926

Working population ****23.6%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (23%) · **■** Other work 5 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (17%)

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 Jonai

- No.1 Nawkata208 people
- Jiadhal Lakhipathar206 people
- Luhitpuria No.2202 people
- Lamajan Luguti201 people
- No.3 Joypur197 people
- Hazong Gaon196 people
- Gali Borbali Pathar195 people
- Arun Chapori194 people

[All 382 villages in Jonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/jonai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karichuk?787061
- How far is Karichuk from Dhemaji?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karichuk?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karichuk in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Karichuk?60.7% (Census 2011)