# Gandarua Khani Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/gandarua-khani/ Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Gandarua Khani Gandarua Khani is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,461 people in 457 households**, the 27th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 2,461people (2011) - 457households - 88.6%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Gandarua Khani PIN code and other codes Gandarua Khani falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockPatharkandi - Census village code300377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandarua Khani from nearby towns? - 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 Gandarua Khani? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandarua Khani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nilambazar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilambazar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gandarua Khani known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and chilli**. About 72% of the 144 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 Gandarua Khani Of every 100 households in Gandarua Khani in 2011, 48 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gandarua Khani · ■ Nilambazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **19% Toilet within the home ****98%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **5% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****60%** **29% Television ****9%** **7% Mobile phone ****32%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **49% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gandarua Khani? ■ Gandarua Khani · ■ Nilambazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **970 Working population ****33.8%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 82.1% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (15%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 275 (33%) · **■** Marginal 195 (23%) 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 - Loharpara Pt II2,789 people - Singaria Pt I2,734 people - Alamkhani Pt IV2,501 people - Fatepur Pt I2,487 people - Eraligool Pt I2,428 people - Ratanpur Pt II2,395 people - Keutkona Pt II2,326 people - Hizim2,282 people [All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandarua Khani from Karimganj?20 km by road - What is the population of Gandarua Khani?2,461 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandarua Khani in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gandarua Khani?88.6% (Census 2011)