# Tekela Engti Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Tekela Engti

Tekela Engti is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 38 households**, the 117th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 214people (2011)
- 38households
- 52.0%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Tekela Engti PIN code and other codes

Tekela Engti falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code297930

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

## How far is Tekela Engti from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)125 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)30 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 Tekela Engti?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Tekela Engti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chowkihala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chowkihala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 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 Tekela Engti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bamboo and aricanut**. About 50% of the 48 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 Tekela Engti

Of every 100 households in Tekela Engti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tekela Engti · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****27%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Tekela Engti?

■ Tekela Engti · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**940

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 41.2% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (23%) · **■** Marginal 46 (53%)

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 Teron226 people
- Betbari Teron223 people
- Lunse Rongpi219 people
- Mongalsai Kumar214 people
- Kohora Gaon213 people
- Sarbang Engti213 people
- Hawang Teron212 people
- Langtuk Terang212 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tekela Engti from Diphu?125 km by road
- What is the population of Tekela Engti?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tekela Engti in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tekela Engti?52.0% (Census 2011)