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

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Village · Jonai, Dhemaji 

# Kherani

Kherani is a village in Jonai sub-district of Dhemaji district, Assam, PIN code **787060**. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 216 households**, the 30th largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 216households
- 77.5%literacy
- 787060PIN code

## Kherani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code787060
- Gram panchayatSimen Chapori
- Community development blockMurkongselek
- Census village code289244

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

## How far is Kherani from nearby towns?

- Jonai (sub-district HQ)52 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 Kherani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kherani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Simen Chapori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhemaji
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand 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 Kherani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include mekhela chadar and gamocha. About 76% of the 66 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 Kherani

Of every 100 households in Kherani in 2011, 16 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kherani · ■ Jonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**68%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****44%**

**28%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kherani?

■ Kherani · ■ Jonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**926

Working population ****51.7%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 69.9% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 266 (51%) · **■** Marginal 168 (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 Jonai

- Dikhari1,053 people
- Round1,050 people
- Dheka Mising1,048 people
- Purani Jelam1,025 people
- Mahmara952 people
- No.3 Rayeng Nepali925 people
- No.3 Simen Chapori925 people
- Tadunia Mishing914 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherani?787060
- How far is Kherani from Dhemaji?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kherani?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherani in?Dhemaji district (Jonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kherani?77.5% (Census 2011)