# Barcharra Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Barcharra

Barcharra is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 111 households**, the 146th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 496people (2011)
- 111households
- 93.7%literacy
- 778females per 1,000 males

## Barcharra PIN code and other codes

Barcharra falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDuhalia Faridkona
- Community development blockPatharkandi
- Census village code300436

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

## How far is Barcharra from nearby towns?

- Karimganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)35 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 Barcharra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barcharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghar Sangam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Barcharra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and betelnut**. About 41% of the 54 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 Barcharra

Of every 100 households in Barcharra in 2011, 22 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barcharra · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**22%

Tap water ****11%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****99%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barcharra?

■ Barcharra · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**969

Working population ****38.5%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 91.0% for women. 65% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (11%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 95 (50%)

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

- Purbo Achairghat532 people
- Rengbook Tilla527 people
- Kandigram Pt I515 people
- Durlovpur Pt II504 people
- Duhaliahill Kitte D.Jamirdalua486 people
- Paschim Lakshipur486 people
- Katabari482 people
- Duhalia Hill Kitte Dakshin Nar474 people

[All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barcharra from Karimganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barcharra?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barcharra in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barcharra?93.7% (Census 2011)