# Gara Kush Village, Sibsagar, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/gara-kush/ Village · Sibsagar, Sivasagar # Gara Kush Gara Kush is a village in Sibsagar sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 170 households**, the 74th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.1%. - 855people (2011) - 170households - 87.8%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Gara Kush PIN code and other codes Gara Kush falls in Sibsagar sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatPanbecha - Community development blockDemow - Census village code292653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gara Kush from nearby towns? - Sibsagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)7 km by road - Sivasagar (nearest town)7 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 Gara Kush? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gara Kush; 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 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Karigaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sibsagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gargaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Gara Kush known for? About 44% of the 367 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 Gara Kush Of every 100 households in Gara Kush in 2011, 27 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gara Kush · ■ Sibsagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **60% Toilet within the home ****43%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **18% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **54% Use banking services ****48%** **68% Television ****18%** **45% Mobile phone ****62%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 Gara Kush? ■ Gara Kush · ■ Sibsagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **91.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **945 Working population ****39.4%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 82.6% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 80 (24%) · **■** Other work 55 (16%) · **■** Marginal 202 (60%) 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 Sibsagar - Motha Dang869 people - Bon - Gaon865 people - Bolama Miri860 people - Patar Chetia856 people - Matok Gohain849 people - Sensuwa843 people - No.3Khula Grazing833 people - Dibrual Chowdang831 people [All 138 villages in Sibsagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sibsagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gara Kush from Sivasagar?7 km by road - What is the population of Gara Kush?855 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gara Kush in?Sivasagar district (Sibsagar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gara Kush?87.8% (Census 2011)