Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong
# Nanka Garh Basti

Nanka Garh Basti is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 136 people in 27 households, the 196th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.
- 136 people (2011)
- 27 households
- 70.4% literacy
- 813 females per 1,000 males

## Nanka Garh Basti PIN code and other codes

Nanka Garh Basti falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.
- Community development block Nilip
- Census village code 297894

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nanka Garh Basti from nearby towns?
- Diphu (district HQ) 150 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nanka Garh Basti?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nanka Garh Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Duthar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jorhat
- ○ Primary health centre 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 covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nanka Garh Basti known for?

The main crops are paddy, banana and bamboo.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nanka Garh Basti

Of every 100 households in Nanka Garh Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nanka Garh Basti · ■ Silonijan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 14% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 46%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 21% 28%
- Television 3% 29%
- Mobile phone 17% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 34% 21%
- Own their home 97% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nanka Garh Basti?

■ Nanka Garh Basti · ■ Silonijan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.4% 67.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 813 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 940
- Working population 46.3% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 57 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Silonijan
- Krem Kro 138 people
- Mensing Engti 138 people
- Sem Engti 137 people
- Kudam Terng 136 people
- Sarbura Bey 135 people
- Langtuk Rongpi 134 people
- Jathe Ronghang 133 people
- Jaliram Terang 131 people

All 406 villages in Silonijan

## Quick answers
- How far is Nanka Garh Basti from Diphu? 150 km by road
- What is the population of Nanka Garh Basti? 136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nanka Garh Basti in? Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nanka Garh Basti? 70.4% (Census 2011)

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