# Nikashi Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Nikashi

Nikashi is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,510 people in 485 households**, the 10th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,510people (2011)
- 485households
- 71.3%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Nikashi PIN code and other codes

Nikashi falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304471

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

## How far is Nikashi from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)45 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 Nikashi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Nikashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Nikashi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 588 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 Nikashi

Of every 100 households in Nikashi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nikashi · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**34%

Television ****27%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**12%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Nikashi?

■ Nikashi · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**964

Working population ****40.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 320 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (7%) · **■** Household industry 56 (6%) · **■** Other work 308 (31%) · **■** Marginal 252 (25%)

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

- Ambari3,359 people
- Belguripathar3,270 people
- Dihira R F2,546 people
- Bhutan Khuti2,518 people
- Sripur Dewar2,420 people
- Subonsiri2,401 people
- Rampur2,114 people
- Garamdew2,032 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Nikashi?2,510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikashi in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nikashi?71.3% (Census 2011)