# Barcharia Village, North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/barcharia/ Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur # Barcharia Barcharia is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 134 households**, the 103rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 678people (2011) - 134households - 95.5%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Barcharia PIN code and other codes Barcharia falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatUttar Telahi - Community development blockTelahi - Census village code288209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barcharia from nearby towns? - North Lakhimpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)10 km by road - North Lakhimpur (nearest town)10 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 Barcharia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Barcharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Azad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Azad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lakhimpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Barcharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 178 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 Barcharia Of every 100 households in Barcharia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Barcharia · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **33% Toilet within the home ****83%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **46% Tap water ****5%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **81% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****31%** **25% Mobile phone ****58%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Barcharia? ■ Barcharia · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154** **956 Working population ****34.2%** **39.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 92.8% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (20%) · **■** Marginal 60 (26%) 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 North Lakhimpur - Lechai732 people - Morolia N.C.723 people - Padumani Lachon713 people - Ghuligaon N.C.712 people - Gormur Bali Gaon669 people - Ghagarmukh N.C.662 people - Kulamon Miri656 people - Hatibandha635 people [All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barcharia from North Lakhimpur?10 km by road - What is the population of Barcharia?678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barcharia in?Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barcharia?95.5% (Census 2011)