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

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Village · Jonai, Dhemaji 

# Kerker

Kerker is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787060**. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 55 households**, the 152nd largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 383people (2011)
- 55households
- 74.8%literacy
- 787060PIN code

## Kerker PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerker is 787060.** Kerker falls in Jonai sub-district, Dhemaji district, Assam.

- PIN code787060
- Gram panchayatLuhijan Bhorjuri
- Community development blockMurkongselek
- Census village code289532

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

## How far is Kerker from nearby towns?

- Jonai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhemaji (district HQ)103 km by road
- Pasighat (nearest town)50 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 Kerker?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kerker; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jonai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Kerker known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mekhela chadar and gamocha. About 84% of the 64 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 Kerker

Of every 100 households in Kerker in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerker · ■ Jonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**9%

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

**29%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Kerker?

■ Kerker · ■ Jonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**926

Working population ****72.8%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 71% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 67 (24%) · **■** Marginal 212 (76%)

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 Borati400 people
- No.2 Santapur Ladan Guri399 people
- No.1 Rajakhana396 people
- No.3 Sirampuria385 people
- Mechaki Oughuli382 people
- Rakut Kemere379 people
- No.3 Murkong Selek378 people
- No.3 Rajakhana378 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerker?787060
- How far is Kerker from Dhemaji?103 km by road
- What is the population of Kerker?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerker in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kerker?74.8% (Census 2011)