# Urang Basti Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Urang Basti

Urang Basti is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 10 households**, the 326th largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 49people (2011)
- 10households
- 94.6%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Urang Basti PIN code and other codes

Urang Basti falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code298061

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

## How far is Urang Basti from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)123 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)29 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 Urang Basti?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dokhosa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deithor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Urang Basti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, horticulture and tea leaves**. About 50% of the 114 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 Urang Basti

Of every 100 households in Urang Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urang Basti · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****0%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Urang Basti?

■ Urang Basti · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**940

Working population ****57.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 94.4% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (21%)

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 Rongphar50 people
- Chandra Terang49 people
- Sangsar Engleng49 people
- Sarthe Engti49 people
- Pinkhat Engti48 people
- Barpung Engleng45 people
- Bura Kramsa45 people
- Sarthe Terang45 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Urang Basti from Diphu?123 km by road
- What is the population of Urang Basti?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urang Basti in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Urang Basti?94.6% (Census 2011)