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

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Block "C"

Block "C" is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,779 people in 335 households**, the 21st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,779people (2011)
- 335households
- 76.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Block "C" PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNikasi
- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304479

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

## How far is Block "C" 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 "C"?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kardoiguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 "C" known for?

About 55% of the 273 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 "C"

Of every 100 households in Block "C" in 2011, 3 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Block "C" · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**64%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 "C"?

■ Block "C" · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**964

Working population ****56.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 435 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (7%) · **■** Household industry 154 (15%) · **■** Other work 315 (31%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%)

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

- Matipur1,898 people
- Dhanshripur1,817 people
- Gaon Rajsthan1,805 people
- Reclamation Block "A"1,794 people
- Thamna1,755 people
- Narayanpur1,749 people
- Singrapara1,742 people
- Chanbarikhuti1,702 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Block "C"?1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Block "C" in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Block "C"?76.4% (Census 2011)