# Dhalcherra Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj 

# Dhalcherra

Dhalcherra is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 100 households**, the 125th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 635people (2011)
- 100households
- 63.3%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Dhalcherra PIN code and other codes

Dhalcherra falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Community development blockPatharkandi
- Census village code300393

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

## How far is Dhalcherra from nearby towns?

- Nilambazar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)20 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 Dhalcherra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nilambazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Dhalcherra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and banana**. About 29% of the 5 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 Dhalcherra

Of every 100 households in Dhalcherra in 2011, 15 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhalcherra · ■ Nilambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****86%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhalcherra?

■ Dhalcherra · ■ Nilambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**970

Working population ****23.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 60.1% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (51%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Nilambazar

- Khagail Pt II677 people
- Hafania671 people
- Madanmohan T.E.642 people
- Khangter637 people
- Dakshinbandorkona631 people
- Chandkhani Chak615 people
- Meda Pt II615 people
- Ghugrakona Pt II609 people

[All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhalcherra from Karimganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhalcherra?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalcherra in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalcherra?63.3% (Census 2011)