# Achairghat Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/achairghat/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Achairghat Achairghat is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,273 people in 245 households**, the 80th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,273people (2011) - 245households - 82.5%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Achairghat PIN code and other codes Achairghat falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDengarbond - Community development blockLowairpoa - Census village code300552 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achairghat from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)45 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)45 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 Achairghat? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Achairghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonakhira - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Achairghat known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 32% of the 126 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 Achairghat Of every 100 households in Achairghat in 2011, 56 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Achairghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **23% Toilet within the home ****100%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **22% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****29%** **39% Television ****16%** **12% Mobile phone ****45%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **48% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Achairghat? ■ Achairghat · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **969 Working population ****34.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 79.0% for women. 64% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 101 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (20%) · **■** Other work 58 (13%) · **■** Marginal 187 (43%) 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 Patharkandi - Mendibari1,346 people - Uttor Shephinjuri1,328 people - Lowairpoa1,305 people - Durlovpur Pt III1,299 people - Nandigram F.V.1,255 people - Kharkana Putni1,253 people - Duhalia Pt III1,248 people - Chataiya Punjee1,228 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Achairghat from Karimganj?45 km by road - What is the population of Achairghat?1,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achairghat in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Achairghat?82.5% (Census 2011)