Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj
# Rongpur

Rongpur is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam, PIN code 788737. The 2011 Census counted 690 people in 128 households, the 160th largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.
- 690 people (2011)
- 128 households
- 67.2% literacy
- 788737 PIN code

## Rongpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rongpur is 788737. Rongpur falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.
- PIN code 788737
- Community development block Dullavcherra
- Census village code 300907

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rongpur from nearby towns?
- Karimganj (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town) 75 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rongpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rongpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ram. K. Nagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · R.K. Nagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Silchar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rongpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, betel nut and banana. About 50% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rongpur

Of every 100 households in Rongpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rongpur · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 23%
- Toilet within the home 40% 75%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 23%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 13% 30%
- Television 6% 12%
- Mobile phone 2% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 59% 52%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rongpur?

■ Rongpur · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 74.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 971
- Working population 37.0% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 59.7% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 167 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 15 (6%) · ■ Marginal 66 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramkrishna Nagar
- Amtilla 732 people
- Anandapur 713 people
- Purba Gombira Grant 706 people
- Chanala 690 people
- Sontoshpur Bagantilla 690 people
- Purba Magura 688 people
- Bidyanagar T.E. Pt IV 659 people
- Gazardingi 655 people

All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rongpur? 788737
- How far is Rongpur from Karimganj? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Rongpur? 690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rongpur in? Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Rongpur? 67.2% (Census 2011)

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