# Kekurijan Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/kekurijan/ Village · Helem, Sonitpur # Kekurijan Kekurijan is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,857 people in 381 households**, the 6th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,857people (2011) - 381households - 65.7%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Kekurijan PIN code and other codes Kekurijan falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKekoria - Community development blockChaiduar - Census village code287004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kekurijan from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)125 km by road - Gohpur (nearest town)25 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 Kekurijan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kekurijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barangabari - ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Kekurijan known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea**. About 50% of the 275 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 Kekurijan Of every 100 households in Kekurijan in 2011, 39 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kekurijan · ■ Helem rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **30% Toilet within the home ****76%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **41% Tap water ****16%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****36%** **37% Television ****21%** **21% Mobile phone ****20%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **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 Kekurijan? ■ Kekurijan · ■ Helem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799** **951 Working population ****32.5%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (40%) · **■** Marginal 202 (33%) 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 - Brahmajan T.E.Grant 409/7522,292 people - Dufflagarh T.E.Grant638/3742,148 people - Brahmajan T.E.Grant 409/7521,997 people - Purup Bari T.E. W.L.A. 281,922 people - Chandamari Bangali1,786 people - Karibil Nepali1,720 people - Dufflagarh T.E.Grant638/3741,709 people - Missa Mari1,691 people [All 223 villages in Helem](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kekurijan from Tezpur?125 km by road - What is the population of Kekurijan?1,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kekurijan in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kekurijan?65.7% (Census 2011)