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

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Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj 

# Zerjheri

Zerjheri is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam, PIN code **788729**. The 2011 Census counted **3,034 people in 537 households**, the 16th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,034people (2011)
- 537households
- 68.9%literacy
- 788729PIN code

## Zerjheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Zerjheri is 788729.** Zerjheri falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- PIN code788729
- Gram panchayatJerjeri
- Community development blockLowairpoa
- Census village code300585

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

## How far is Zerjheri from nearby towns?

- Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)66 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)66 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)66 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 Zerjheri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Zerjheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Isabil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Zerjheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and coconut**. About 66% of the 211 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 Zerjheri

Of every 100 households in Zerjheri in 2011, 18 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Zerjheri · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**39%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Zerjheri?

■ Zerjheri · ■ Patharkandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**969

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 62.1% for women. 42% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (31%) · **■** Marginal 334 (35%)

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

- Putni T.E.3,333 people
- Ghilaitikar Pt II3,235 people
- Saija Nagar3,216 people
- Hatirgool3,111 people
- Maraura3,001 people
- Marugaon2,868 people
- Chengjur2,808 people
- Purbogool2,797 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Zerjheri?788729
- How far is Zerjheri from Karimganj?66 km by road
- What is the population of Zerjheri?3,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zerjheri in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Zerjheri?68.9% (Census 2011)
