# Kanthalmari Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Kanthalmari

Kanthalmari is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 159 households**, the 15th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 917people (2011)
- 159households
- 50.9%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Kanthalmari PIN code and other codes

Kanthalmari falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301886

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

## How far is Kanthalmari from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)42 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 Kanthalmari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthalmari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bengtol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kanthalmari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jute and vegetable**. About 72% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanthalmari

Of every 100 households in Kanthalmari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanthalmari · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kanthalmari?

■ Kanthalmari · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**946

Working population ****28.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 41.2% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 208 (80%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 46 (18%)

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 Bengtol

- Purba-Domgaon1,065 people
- Bikrampur1,046 people
- Madarpur1,029 people
- Deulguri1,026 people
- Thaikajhar892 people
- Ouguri844 people
- Purba Golajhar797 people
- Anthaibari796 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanthalmari?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanthalmari in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kanthalmari?50.9% (Census 2011)