# Khedachhara Village, Damchhara, North Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Damchhara, North Tripura 

# Khedachhara

Khedachhara is a village in Damchhara sub-district of North Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799256**. The 2011 Census counted **5,573 people in 1,122 households**, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 5,573people (2011)
- 1,122households
- 84.1%literacy
- 799256PIN code

## Khedachhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khedachhara is 799256.** Khedachhara falls in Damchhara sub-district, North Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799256
- Community development blockDamchhara
- Census village code272666

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

## How far is Khedachhara from nearby towns?

- Damchhara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kailasahar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dharmanagar (nearest town)65 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 Khedachhara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khedachhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Damchhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmanagar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Khedachhara known for?

The main crops are **cashew nut, vegetable and tomato**. Products made here include ice cream, wooden furniture, bamboo stick, cane goods, wooden furniture and towel. About 24% of the 1,729 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 Khedachhara

Of every 100 households in Khedachhara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khedachhara · ■ Damchhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**71%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**67%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Khedachhara?

■ Khedachhara · ■ Damchhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**1030

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 80.1% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 757 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (6%) · **■** Other work 620 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,171 (43%)

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 Damchhara

- Damchhara R.F.5,552 people
- Damchhara4,817 people
- Kacharichhara2,479 people
- Piplachhara1,879 people

[All 11 villages in Damchhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/damchhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khedachhara?799256
- How far is Khedachhara from Kailasahar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Khedachhara?5,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khedachhara in?North Tripura district (Damchhara sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Khedachhara?84.1% (Census 2011)
