# Nihang Bey Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Nihang Bey

Nihang Bey is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 43 households**, the 96th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 254people (2011)
- 43households
- 33.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Nihang Bey PIN code and other codes

Nihang Bey falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code298023

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

## How far is Nihang Bey from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)126 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)41 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 Nihang Bey?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Nihang Bey; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deithar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Nihang Bey known for?

The main crops are **paddy, orange and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nihang Bey

Of every 100 households in Nihang Bey in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nihang Bey · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**28%

Television ****9%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Nihang Bey?

■ Nihang Bey · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**940

Working population ****48.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.5% for men and 23.3% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 121 (99%)

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

- Sarthe Timung264 people
- Balijan263 people
- Bongkek Teron261 people
- Angjok Tokbi258 people
- Bonsing Timung251 people
- Holiram Singnar251 people
- Sar Takbi250 people
- Bamun Teron246 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nihang Bey from Diphu?126 km by road
- What is the population of Nihang Bey?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihang Bey in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nihang Bey?33.6% (Census 2011)