# Gulal Kandi Village, Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/gulal-kandi/ Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj # Gulal Kandi Gulal Kandi is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,464 people in 463 households**, the 20th largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 2,464people (2011) - 463households - 75.3%literacy - 1,011females per 1,000 males ## Gulal Kandi PIN code and other codes Gulal Kandi falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPaldahar - Community development blockDullavcherra - Census village code300746 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulal Kandi from nearby towns? - Ramkrishna Nagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - 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 Gulal Kandi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gulal Kandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basughat - ○Degree college10+ km · R K Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Gulal Kandi known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gulal Kandi Of every 100 households in Gulal Kandi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gulal Kandi · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **23% Toilet within the home ****98%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **23% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****42%** **30% Television ****9%** **12% Mobile phone ****39%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **52% 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 Gulal Kandi? ■ Gulal Kandi · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **971 Working population ****31.1%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.7% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 411 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (21%) · **■** Marginal 88 (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 - Pachim Jangibari2,591 people - Sarkaribari2,580 people - Bidyanagar T.E. Pt V2,542 people - Niznabin2,482 people - Bidyanagar T.E. Pt II2,290 people - Nayatilla2,230 people - Bazarghat Pt I2,173 people - Pachim Baruala2,100 people [All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gulal Kandi from Karimganj?35 km by road - What is the population of Gulal Kandi?2,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulal Kandi in?Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gulal Kandi?75.3% (Census 2011)