# Kherkheria Grant Village, Harisinga, Udalguri (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/udalguri/harisinga/kherkheria-grant/ Village · Harisinga, Udalguri # Kherkheria Grant Kherkheria Grant is a village in Harisinga sub-district of Udalguri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,979 people in 629 households**, the 13th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%. - 2,979people (2011) - 629households - 52.9%literacy - 998females per 1,000 males ## Kherkheria Grant PIN code and other codes Kherkheria Grant falls in Harisinga sub-district, Udalguri district, Assam. - Community development blockUdalguri - Census village code305691 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherkheria Grant from nearby towns? - Udalguri (district HQ)30 km by road - Tangla (nearest town)30 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 Kherkheria Grant? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kherkheria Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harisinga - ○Degree college10+ km · Tangla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhergaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Kherkheria Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice and jakoi. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kherkheria Grant Of every 100 households in Kherkheria Grant in 2011, 94 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kherkheria Grant · ■ Harisinga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **33% Toilet within the home ****75%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **54% Tap water ****96%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****47%** **33% Television ****66%** **29% Mobile phone ****18%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **15% Own their home ****2%** **80% 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 Kherkheria Grant? ■ Kherkheria Grant · ■ Harisinga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **60.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **983 Working population ****51.9%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,407 (91%) · **■** Marginal 127 (8%) 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 Harisinga - No.1 Uttar Dimakuchi4,032 people - Barangajuli T.E.3,350 people - Atherikhat T.E.3,172 people - Khalingduar RF3,065 people - No.1 Sonajuli2,871 people - Dimakuchi TE2,614 people - No.2 Sonajuli2,542 people - No.1 Hatigarh T.E.2,503 people [All 203 villages in Harisinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/udalguri/harisinga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kherkheria Grant from Udalguri?30 km by road - What is the population of Kherkheria Grant?2,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherkheria Grant in?Udalguri district (Harisinga sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Kherkheria Grant?52.9% (Census 2011)