# Bura Phangcho Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Bura Phangcho

Bura Phangcho is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 43 households**, the 101st largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 244people (2011)
- 43households
- 86.0%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Bura Phangcho PIN code and other codes

Bura Phangcho falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code297919

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

## How far is Bura Phangcho from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)140 km by road
- Golaghat (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 Bura Phangcho?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bura Phangcho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Bura Phangcho known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and vegetable**. About 50% of the 12 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 Bura Phangcho

Of every 100 households in Bura Phangcho in 2011, 66 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bura Phangcho · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**28%

Television ****46%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bura Phangcho?

■ Bura Phangcho · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**940

Working population ****59.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 90 (62%)

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

- Bonsing Timung251 people
- Holiram Singnar251 people
- Sar Takbi250 people
- Bamun Teron246 people
- Barju Rangpi Village240 people
- Geleki239 people
- Jamin Terang238 people
- Hemari Dadhora237 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bura Phangcho from Diphu?140 km by road
- What is the population of Bura Phangcho?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bura Phangcho in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bura Phangcho?86.0% (Census 2011)