# Barsangan Grant Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/barsangan-grant/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Barsangan Grant Barsangan Grant is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,858 people in 643 households**, the 36th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,858people (2011) - 643households - 78.5%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Barsangan Grant PIN code and other codes Barsangan Grant falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayat114Noborsagun Grant - Community development blockTapang - Census village code299305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barsangan Grant from nearby towns? - Silchar (district HQ)27 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)27 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 Barsangan Grant? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Barsangan Grant; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borjelenga - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Barsangan Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy, paddy and vegetable**. About 44% of the 768 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 Barsangan Grant Of every 100 households in Barsangan Grant in 2011, 2 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barsangan Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **30% Toilet within the home ****73%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **20% Tap water ****5%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****3%** **37% Television ****1%** **21% Mobile phone ****17%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****64%** **39% 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 Barsangan Grant? ■ Barsangan Grant · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044** **965 Working population ****40.8%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 512 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (12%) · **■** Marginal 370 (32%) 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 Silchar - Chenglorie Grant3,013 people - Rongpur Pt IV2,962 people - Bor Jalenga Pt VII2,913 people - Masimpur Pt I2,873 people - Bor Jalenga Grant2,784 people - Chandranath Pur2,781 people - Ambicapur Pt XI2,778 people - Balighat2,765 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barsangan Grant from Silchar?27 km by road - What is the population of Barsangan Grant?2,858 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barsangan Grant in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barsangan Grant?78.5% (Census 2011)