# Raichander Char Village, Lakhipur, Goalpara (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhipur, Goalpara 

# Raichander Char

Raichander Char is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Goalpara district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 95 households**, the 130th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 425people (2011)
- 95households
- 17.0%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Raichander Char PIN code and other codes

Raichander Char falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Goalpara district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKalsabhang
- Community development blockJaleswar
- Census village code281765

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

## How far is Raichander Char from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Goalpara (district HQ)77 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)29 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 Raichander Char?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lezam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goalpara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Raichander Char known for?

The main crops are **jute, mustard seed and paddy**. About 11% of the 188 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 Raichander Char

Of every 100 households in Raichander Char in 2011, 1 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raichander Char · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**47%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**37%

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 Raichander Char?

■ Raichander Char · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.0%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**964

Working population ****24.9%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.7% for men and 11.9% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Lakhipur

- Tariar Vita473 people
- Balachari Amguri447 people
- Salpara437 people
- Kodamtola430 people
- Rowkhowa Cholakura424 people
- Kulamuwa418 people
- Chergeralga416 people
- Kaimari416 people

[All 267 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raichander Char from Goalpara?77 km by road
- What is the population of Raichander Char?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raichander Char in?Goalpara district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Raichander Char?17.0% (Census 2011)