# Werang Gaon Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Werang Gaon

Werang Gaon is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 13 households**, the 232nd largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 109people (2011)
- 13households
- 74.5%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Werang Gaon PIN code and other codes

Werang Gaon falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code298161

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

## How far is Werang Gaon from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)120 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)60 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 Werang Gaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dolomara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bokakhat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bokakhat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / 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 Werang Gaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pine apple and vegetable**. About 50% of the 40 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 Werang Gaon

Of every 100 households in Werang Gaon in 2011, 8 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Werang Gaon · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**50%

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

**46%

Tap water ****54%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**28%

Television ****69%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Werang Gaon?

■ Werang Gaon · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**940

Working population ****45.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 46% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (30%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 27 (54%)

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

- Kheroni Phangcho112 people
- Ucha Engti111 people
- Jang-Et Terang110 people
- Batsim Singnar109 people
- Khirang Rengma108 people
- Sarthe Engti108 people
- Bey Killing106 people
- Kongkat106 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Werang Gaon from Diphu?120 km by road
- What is the population of Werang Gaon?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Werang Gaon in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Werang Gaon?74.5% (Census 2011)