# Upper Longsomepi Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Upper Longsomepi

Upper Longsomepi is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 94 households**, the 27th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 537people (2011)
- 94households
- 74.9%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Upper Longsomepi PIN code and other codes

Upper Longsomepi falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code298073

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

## How far is Upper Longsomepi from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)100 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)25 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 Upper Longsomepi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Longsomepi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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 Upper Longsomepi known for?

The main crops are **rice, vegetable and jute**. About 50% of the 68 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 Upper Longsomepi

Of every 100 households in Upper Longsomepi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Upper Longsomepi · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****54%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Upper Longsomepi?

■ Upper Longsomepi · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**940

Working population ****55.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 94 (32%)

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

- Daibar Terang601 people
- Bogijan T.E.584 people
- Chondrosing Rongpi562 people
- Sonaram Terang549 people
- Bongso Tiso515 people
- Panjan Rangpi505 people
- Patar Gaon503 people
- Wophang Asar501 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Longsomepi from Diphu?100 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Longsomepi?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Longsomepi in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Longsomepi?74.9% (Census 2011)