# Garkakharia Village, Amguri, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/amguri/garkakharia/ Village · Amguri, Sivasagar # Garkakharia Garkakharia is a village in Amguri sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 247 households**, the 41st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 1,257people (2011) - 247households - 96.3%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Garkakharia PIN code and other codes Garkakharia falls in Amguri sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMogorahat - Community development blockGourisagar - Census village code292740 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garkakharia from nearby towns? - Sivasagar (district HQ)8 km by road - Sivasagar (nearest town)8 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 Garkakharia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Garkakharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurisagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Joysagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Garkakharia known for? The main crops are **paddy and rabi crops**. About 58% of the 236 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 Garkakharia Of every 100 households in Garkakharia in 2011, 53 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Garkakharia · ■ Amguri rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **53% Toilet within the home ****85%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **17% Tap water ****57%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **78% Use banking services ****18%** **55% Television ****37%** **39% Mobile phone ****76%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **82% 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 Garkakharia? ■ Garkakharia · ■ Amguri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429** **963 Working population ****59.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.7% for men and 94.6% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (14%) · **■** Marginal 639 (86%) 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 Amguri - Kukura Chuwa1,329 people - Sensuwa1,283 people - Senchoa1,280 people - Joysagar1,271 people - Kukura Chowanara1,235 people - Belimukhia1,224 people - Miri Chutia1,219 people - Bharaluwa1,218 people [All 111 villages in Amguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/amguri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garkakharia from Sivasagar?8 km by road - What is the population of Garkakharia?1,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garkakharia in?Sivasagar district (Amguri sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garkakharia?96.3% (Census 2011)