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

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Men Phangcho

Men Phangcho is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 104 households**, the 20th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 677people (2011)
- 104households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Men Phangcho PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code298150

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

## How far is Men Phangcho from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)115 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)35 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 Men Phangcho?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Men 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Borpathar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Men Phangcho known for?

The main crops are **paddy, aricunut and vegetable**. About 32% of the 138 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 Men Phangcho

Of every 100 households in Men Phangcho in 2011, 28 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Men Phangcho · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**16%

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

**50%

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

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Men Phangcho?

■ Men Phangcho · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**940

Working population ****47.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 225 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 62 (19%)

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

- Dakhara Hide Bey821 people
- Bhitar Kalioni795 people
- Paniram Terang774 people
- Longhup Teron766 people
- Karua647 people
- Dalamara T.E.618 people
- Daibar Terang601 people
- Bogijan T.E.584 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Men Phangcho from Diphu?115 km by road
- What is the population of Men Phangcho?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Men Phangcho in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Men Phangcho?60.2% (Census 2011)