# Bachekrang Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Bachekrang

Bachekrang is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 27 households**, the 146th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 180people (2011)
- 27households
- 52.9%literacy
- 1,093females per 1,000 males

## Bachekrang PIN code and other codes

Bachekrang falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockRongmongwe
- Census village code298141

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

## How far is Bachekrang from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)210 km by road
- Bokakhat (nearest town)18 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 Bachekrang?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bachekrang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokakhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokakhat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, 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.

## What is Bachekrang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tea and fruits**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bachekrang

Of every 100 households in Bachekrang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachekrang · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****44%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

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 Bachekrang?

■ Bachekrang · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**940

Working population ****93.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 93% of men and 95% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 160 (95%)

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 Silonijan

- Khongwani182 people
- Lindak Rongpi181 people
- Monsing Rongphar181 people
- Wophang Hanse181 people
- Sam Hanse180 people
- Bura Taro179 people
- Kania Teron179 people
- Nihang Engti176 people

[All 406 villages in Silonijan](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/silonijan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bachekrang from Diphu?210 km by road
- What is the population of Bachekrang?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachekrang in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bachekrang?52.9% (Census 2011)