# Sankar Basti Village, Diphu, Karbi Anglong (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Diphu, Karbi Anglong 

# Sankar Basti

Sankar Basti is a village in Diphu sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam, PIN code **782460**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 45 households**, the 179th largest of 805 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 285people (2011)
- 45households
- 74.0%literacy
- 782460PIN code

## Sankar Basti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankar Basti is 782460.** Sankar Basti falls in Diphu sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- PIN code782460
- Community development blockLumbajong
- Census village code295939

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

## How far is Sankar Basti from nearby towns?

- Diphu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Diphu (district HQ)27 km by road
- Diphu (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 Sankar Basti?

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

### In the village

- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Borlongpher
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Diphu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diphu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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.

## What is Sankar Basti known for?

The main crops are **rice and mustard seeds**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sankar Basti

Of every 100 households in Sankar Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankar Basti · ■ Diphu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sankar Basti?

■ Sankar Basti · ■ Diphu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**947

Working population ****48.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 50 (36%)

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

- Shanti Bosti290 people
- Dhon Singleng289 people
- Dubajan289 people
- Ganaram Killing287 people
- Bonglong Teron284 people
- Harchi Ali284 people
- Koch Gaon284 people
- Dhon Timung283 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankar Basti?782460
- How far is Sankar Basti from Diphu?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sankar Basti?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankar Basti in?Karbi Anglong district (Diphu sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sankar Basti?74.0% (Census 2011)