# Kari Geraj Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Kari Geraj

Kari Geraj is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 119 households**, the 86th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 662people (2011)
- 119households
- 67.6%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Kari Geraj PIN code and other codes

Kari Geraj falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code286997

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

## How far is Kari Geraj from nearby towns?

- Tezpur (district HQ)125 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)19 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 Kari Geraj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kari Geraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tetonbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kari Geraj 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 Kari Geraj

Of every 100 households in Kari Geraj in 2011, 15 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kari Geraj · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****52%**

**37%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 Kari Geraj?

■ Kari Geraj · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**951

Working population ****19.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 64.6% for women. 28% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (78%) · **■** Marginal 12 (9%)

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 Helem

- Karibil Kachari696 people
- Barhati Guri689 people
- Upper Balijan679 people
- Halem T.E. 305/551 Grant676 people
- Gadharia Pathar661 people
- Padma Pur658 people
- Saru Tamuli653 people
- Lokasa Bortamuli642 people

[All 223 villages in Helem](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kari Geraj from Tezpur?125 km by road
- What is the population of Kari Geraj?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kari Geraj in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kari Geraj?67.6% (Census 2011)