# Kherani Village, Gohpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Gohpur, Sonitpur 

# Kherani

Kherani is a village in Gohpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 131 households**, the 58th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 670people (2011)
- 131households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Kherani PIN code and other codes

Kherani falls in Gohpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockPub-Chaiduar
- Census village code287314

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

## How far is Kherani from nearby towns?

- Gohpur (nearest town)6 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 Kherani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kherani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gohpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Kherani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kherani

Of every 100 households in Kherani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kherani · ■ Gohpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****11%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kherani?

■ Kherani · ■ Gohpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**982

Working population ****42.7%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 59.4% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 134 (47%)

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 Gohpur

- Kutum Gaon693 people
- No.2 Naharani684 people
- No.1 Chirakhowa678 people
- Uttar Dubia675 people
- Barghuli666 people
- Kamdewal666 people
- No.1 Chakura666 people
- Sonali Bori666 people

[All 231 villages in Gohpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/gohpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kherani?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherani in?Sonitpur district (Gohpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kherani?69.2% (Census 2011)