# Kangther Basti Village, Diphu, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Diphu, Karbi Anglong 

# Kangther Basti

Kangther Basti is a village in Diphu sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 95 households**, the 90th largest of 805 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 512people (2011)
- 95households
- 70.6%literacy
- 668females per 1,000 males

## Kangther Basti PIN code and other codes

Kangther Basti falls in Diphu sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockLumbajong
- Census village code295965

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

## How far is Kangther Basti from nearby towns?

- Diphu (nearest town)40 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 Kangther Basti?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kangther Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Diphu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Diphu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells

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 Kangther Basti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 30 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 Kangther Basti

Of every 100 households in Kangther Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kangther Basti · ■ Diphu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**23%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Kangther Basti?

■ Kangther Basti · ■ Diphu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****668**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**947

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 68% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 137 (62%) · **■** Other work 82 (37%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Diphu

- Neparpeti Balijan542 people
- Dayal Bosti534 people
- Gurung Mati531 people
- Daadikho512 people
- Misibailam511 people
- Sariahjan508 people
- Hemari Hanse506 people
- Manipur Nepali Basti502 people

[All 872 villages in Diphu](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/diphu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kangther Basti?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kangther Basti in?Karbi Anglong district (Diphu sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kangther Basti?70.6% (Census 2011)