Village · Katlichara, Hailakandi
# Rongpur Pt VIII

Rongpur Pt VIII is a village in Katlichara sub-district of Hailakandi district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 632 people in 129 households, the 76th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.
- 632 people (2011)
- 129 households
- 84.9% literacy
- 875 females per 1,000 males

## Rongpur Pt VIII PIN code and other codes

Rongpur Pt VIII falls in Katlichara sub-district, Hailakandi district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Sahabad
- Community development block Katlicherra
- Census village code 301157

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rongpur Pt VIII from nearby towns?
- Lala (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rongpur Pt VIII?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rongpur Pt VIII; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Katlicherra
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Lala
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Katlicherra
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rongpur Pt VIII known for?

About 32% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rongpur Pt VIII

Of every 100 households in Rongpur Pt VIII in 2011, 31 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rongpur Pt VIII · ■ Katlichara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 16%
- Toilet within the home 100% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 25%
- Tap water 18% 17%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 92% 70%
- Television 8% 9%
- Mobile phone 67% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 54%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rongpur Pt VIII?

■ Rongpur Pt VIII · ■ Katlichara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 70.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 660 957
- Working population 26.4% 33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 82.3% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 62 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (6%) · ■ Other work 67 (40%) · ■ Marginal 28 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Katlichara
- Dharapur N.C. 661 people
- Dholai Molai Pt X 658 people
- Panch Pirar Mukam 650 people
- Kanchiwala F.V. 637 people
- Bathcherra F.V. 614 people
- Karichera 603 people
- Bipincherra 597 people
- Sultanicherra T.E. 560 people

All 111 villages in Katlichara

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Rongpur Pt VIII? 632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongpur Pt VIII in? Hailakandi district (Katlichara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Rongpur Pt VIII? 84.9% (Census 2011)

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