# Chamela Village, Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/chamela/ Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj # Chamela Chamela is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 80 households**, the 221st largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 359people (2011) - 80households - 96.3%literacy - 973females per 1,000 males ## Chamela PIN code and other codes Chamela falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockRamkrishna Nagar - Census village code300708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamela from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ)47 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)47 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 Chamela? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chamela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ram,K Nagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · R.K. Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ram.K. Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Chamela known for? The main crops are **rice, banana and betelnut**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chamela Of every 100 households in Chamela in 2011, 63 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chamela · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **23% Toilet within the home ****100%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **23% Tap water ****6%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****0%** **30% Television ****31%** **12% Mobile phone ****76%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **52% 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 Chamela? ■ Chamela · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375** **971 Working population ****22.6%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 99.4% for men and 92.9% for women. 37% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 70 (86%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) 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 Ramkrishna Nagar - Barbali377 people - Roypur376 people - Rupagram Pt II367 people - Maniknagar Chabagan Pt I361 people - Chunaligul Cha Bagan II357 people - Bhairabnagar Pt III356 people - Kishorepur354 people - Dullavecherra T.E. Pt VI350 people [All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chamela from Karimganj?47 km by road - What is the population of Chamela?359 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamela in?Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chamela?96.3% (Census 2011)