# No.1.Kekan Kuchi Village, Barkhetri, Nalbari (Assam)

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Village · Barkhetri, Nalbari 

# No.1.Kekan Kuchi

No.1.Kekan Kuchi is a village in Barkhetri sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,684 people in 311 households**, the 33rd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,684people (2011)
- 311households
- 72.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## No.1.Kekan Kuchi PIN code and other codes

No.1.Kekan Kuchi falls in Barkhetri sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKekan Kaplabari
- Community development blockBarkhetri
- Census village code303755

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is No.1.Kekan Kuchi from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)20 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 No.1.Kekan Kuchi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside No.1.Kekan Kuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukalmua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 No.1.Kekan Kuchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and mustard seeds**. About 54% of the 278 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 No.1.Kekan Kuchi

Of every 100 households in No.1.Kekan Kuchi in 2011, 25 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ No.1.Kekan Kuchi · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**92%

Use banking services ****53%**

**30%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 No.1.Kekan Kuchi?

■ No.1.Kekan Kuchi · ■ Barkhetri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**971

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 64.1% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (31%) · **■** Marginal 150 (29%)

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 Barkhetri

- Khudra Chinadi1,994 people
- Meruattari1,803 people
- Howlighat1,784 people
- No.2.Narua1,750 people
- No.2.Kaplabari1,676 people
- No.1.Joysagar1,654 people
- No.3.Barbala1,654 people
- Amrattari1,646 people

[All 124 villages in Barkhetri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barkhetri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is No.1.Kekan Kuchi from Nalbari?20 km by road
- What is the population of No.1.Kekan Kuchi?1,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.1.Kekan Kuchi in?Nalbari district (Barkhetri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.1.Kekan Kuchi?72.1% (Census 2011)
