# Block "B" Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Block "B"

Block "B" is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **5,593 people in 1,112 households**, the 2nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 5,593people (2011)
- 1,112households
- 67.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Block "B" PIN code and other codes

Block "B" falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304478

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

## How far is Block "B" from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)43 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 Block "B"?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Block "B"; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Block "B" known for?

About 77% of the 597 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 Block "B"

Of every 100 households in Block "B" in 2011, 3 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Block "B" · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**56%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Block "B"?

■ Block "B" · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**964

Working population ****40.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 59.9% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 684 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (6%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 751 (33%) · **■** Marginal 651 (29%)

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 Baska

- Dumunibagan6,855 people
- Chaulkara4,250 people
- Ahopa3,485 people
- Bhogpara3,366 people
- Ambari3,359 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Block "B"?5,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Block "B" in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Block "B"?67.7% (Census 2011)