# Garka Village, Rangia, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/rangia/garka/ Village · Rangia, Kamrup # Garka Garka is a village in Rangia sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 268 households**, the 47th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%. - 1,161people (2011) - 268households - 92.6%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Garka PIN code and other codes Garka falls in Rangia sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam. - Gram panchayatChepti Nakul - Community development blockRangia - Census village code302400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garka from nearby towns? - Rongia (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Amingaon (district HQ)45 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)1 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 Garka? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Garka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rongia - ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Garka known for? About 21% of the 214 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 Garka Of every 100 households in Garka in 2011, 86 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Garka · ■ Rangia rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **47% Toilet within the home ****96%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **78% Use banking services ****77%** **50% Television ****68%** **32% Mobile phone ****83%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **13% Own their home ****79%** **97% 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 Garka? ■ Garka · ■ Rangia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%** **84.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214** **970 Working population ****36.3%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 88.8% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 278 (66%) · **■** Marginal 71 (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 Rangia - Chanmaguri1,194 people - Halikuchi1,185 people - Khepnikuchi1,170 people - Niz-Hassang No.11,164 people - Pachim-Sitara1,153 people - Koroibari1,144 people - Dimu No.21,136 people - Hiragata1,135 people [All 83 villages in Rangia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/rangia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garka from Amingaon?45 km by road - What is the population of Garka?1,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garka in?Kamrup district (Rangia sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garka?92.6% (Census 2011)