# Kalacharra Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/kalacharra/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Kalacharra Kalacharra is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,803 people in 839 households**, the 5th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,803people (2011) - 839households - 89.2%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Kalacharra PIN code and other codes Kalacharra falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBazaricherra - Community development blockLowairpoa - Census village code300571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalacharra from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)57 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)57 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)57 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 Kalacharra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalacharra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Kalacharra known for? The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and banana**. About 77% of the 243 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 Kalacharra Of every 100 households in Kalacharra in 2011, 38 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalacharra · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **23% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **22% Tap water ****22%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****69%** **39% Television ****25%** **12% Mobile phone ****60%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **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 Kalacharra? ■ Kalacharra · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **969 Working population ****43.8%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 84.2% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (12%) · **■** Household industry 122 (7%) · **■** Other work 545 (33%) · **■** Marginal 591 (36%) 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 - Isabeel6,790 people - Bagan Gaon5,334 people - Baruail4,440 people - Kanikhai F.V.4,260 people - Bhubrighat T.E.3,638 people - Kurti Gaon3,515 people - Hataiyerbond3,465 people - Chandkhira T.E.3,446 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalacharra from Karimganj?57 km by road - What is the population of Kalacharra?3,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalacharra in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kalacharra?89.2% (Census 2011)