Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong # Basa Terang Basa Terang is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 310 people in 38 households, the 74th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 310 people (2011) - 38 households - 93.7% literacy - 469 females per 1,000 males ## Basa Terang PIN code and other codes Basa Terang falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam. - Community development block Nilip - Census village code 298040 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Basa Terang from nearby towns? - Diphu (district HQ) 163 km by road - Golaghat (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Basa Terang? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Basa Terang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bokakhat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bokakhat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Golaghat - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Basa Terang known for? The main crops are paddy, orange and vegetable. About 50% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Basa Terang Of every 100 households in Basa Terang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Basa Terang · ■ Silonijan rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 16% - Toilet within the home 94% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 46% - Tap water 13% 9% - Drinking water within premises 7% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 0% 28% - Television 18% 29% - Mobile phone 40% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 16% 21% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Basa Terang? ■ Basa Terang · ■ Silonijan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 93.7% 67.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 469 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 615 940 - Working population 42.3% 43.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 90.4% for women. 37% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 63 (48%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 67 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Silonijan - Hanse Gaon 325 people - Longtuk Terang 318 people - Bura Tisso 313 people - Terem Kro 312 people - Kamargaon Nambar R.F. 304 people - Pangti Kro 303 people - Khinary 292 people - Bepari Engti 291 people All 406 villages in Silonijan ## Quick answers - How far is Basa Terang from Diphu? 163 km by road - What is the population of Basa Terang? 310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basa Terang in? Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Basa Terang? 93.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/silonijan/basa-terang-298040/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.