# Chikong Terang Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Chikong Terang

Chikong Terang is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 37 households**, the 128th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 195people (2011)
- 37households
- 52.7%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Chikong Terang PIN code and other codes

Chikong Terang falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockRongmongwe
- Census village code298138

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

## How far is Chikong Terang from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)210 km by road
- Bokakhat (nearest town)22 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 Chikong Terang?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Malasi
- ○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 office5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chikong Terang known for?

The main crops are **rice, vegetable and fruits**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Chikong Terang

Of every 100 households in Chikong Terang in 2011, 38 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikong Terang · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**46%

Tap water ****53%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**28%

Television ****29%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chikong Terang?

■ Chikong Terang · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**940

Working population ****24.6%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (12%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%)

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

- Pataram Timung207 people
- Hemari Ronghang203 people
- Binhum Killing198 people
- Bura Teron196 people
- Mari Terang195 people
- Rongdang191 people
- Deihari Rangpi190 people
- Mon Rongpi190 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikong Terang from Diphu?210 km by road
- What is the population of Chikong Terang?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikong Terang in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chikong Terang?52.7% (Census 2011)