Village · Kharkutta, East Garo Hills
# Amerim

Amerim is a village in Kharkutta sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 307 people in 62 households, the 64th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.
- 307 people (2011)
- 62 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Amerim PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Amerim is 793111. Amerim falls in Kharkutta sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Kharkutta
- Census village code 275080

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Amerim from nearby towns?
- Kharkutta (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 129 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 66 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Amerim?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bangsi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Amerim

Of every 100 households in Amerim in 2011, 15 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amerim · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 34%
- Toilet within the home 100% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13%
- Tap water 0% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 100%
- Use banking services 0% 22%
- Television 8% 23%
- Mobile phone 0% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Amerim?

■ Amerim · ■ Kharkutta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 77.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1194 947
- Working population 49.2% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 148 (98%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharkutta
- Kama Gandim 327 people
- Megam Ading 326 people
- Silkigittim 318 people
- Upper Bolsaldam 312 people
- Sakware 307 people
- Nongbak Rongbang 306 people
- Soba Jambal 305 people
- Imsambal 304 people

All 188 villages in Kharkutta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Amerim? 793111
- How far is Amerim from Williamnagar? 129 km by road
- What is the population of Amerim? 307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amerim in? East Garo Hills district (Kharkutta sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amerim? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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