# U.S. Diglang Punji Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam)

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# U.S. Diglang Punji

U.S. Diglang Punji is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,405 people in 253 households**, the 77th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,405people (2011)
- 253households
- 56.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## U.S. Diglang Punji PIN code and other codes

U.S. Diglang Punji falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDighli Lakhipurchera
- Community development blockRajabazar
- Census village code299799

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

## How far is U.S. Diglang Punji from nearby towns?

- Silchar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Lakhipur (nearest town)25 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 U.S. Diglang Punji?

10 services counted by the Census are inside U.S. Diglang Punji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pailapool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pailapool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in U.S. Diglang Punji

Of every 100 households in U.S. Diglang Punji in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ U.S. Diglang Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 U.S. Diglang Punji?

■ U.S. Diglang Punji · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**947

Working population ****59.2%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 49.3% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 491 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (22%) · **■** Marginal 133 (16%)

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 Lakhipur

- Badripar Pt IV1,460 people
- Kamranga Bond Pt I1,452 people
- Sibpur Pt II1,438 people
- Badripar Pt I1,409 people
- Lalang Kitta Labocpar Pt IV1,360 people
- Alipur Pt II1,341 people
- Narainpur Grant Pt II1,337 people
- Sibpur Pt I1,318 people

[All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is U.S. Diglang Punji from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of U.S. Diglang Punji?1,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is U.S. Diglang Punji in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of U.S. Diglang Punji?56.8% (Census 2011)