# Kalachup Village, Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/kalachup/ Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj # Kalachup Kalachup is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 149 households**, the 167th largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 642people (2011) - 149households - 98.8%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Kalachup PIN code and other codes Kalachup falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatHarinagar - Community development blockRamkrishna Nagar - Census village code300732 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalachup from nearby towns? - Ramkrishna Nagar (sub-district HQ)49 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)49 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)49 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 Kalachup? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalachup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · R K Nagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Kalachup known for? The main crops are **paddy, betel nut and banana**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kalachup Of every 100 households in Kalachup in 2011, 84 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalachup · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **23% Toilet within the home ****98%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **23% Tap water ****9%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **30% Television ****49%** **12% Mobile phone ****88%** **32% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Kalachup? ■ Kalachup · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.8%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **971 Working population ****30.7%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 97.4% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 52 (26%) · **■** Other work 124 (63%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 - Bidyanagar T.E. Pt IV659 people - Gazardingi655 people - Galla Sail653 people - Gopikanagar653 people - Bargool637 people - Kodali635 people - Daloo Pt I633 people - Kalinagar Jungle Block Pt I633 people [All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalachup from Karimganj?49 km by road - What is the population of Kalachup?642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalachup in?Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kalachup?98.8% (Census 2011)