# Wophang Asar Village, Silonijan, Karbi Anglong (Assam)

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Village · Silonijan, Karbi Anglong 

# Wophang Asar

Wophang Asar is a village in Silonijan sub-district of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **501 people in 88 households**, the 31st largest of 369 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 501people (2011)
- 88households
- 87.6%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Wophang Asar PIN code and other codes

Wophang Asar falls in Silonijan sub-district, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

- Community development blockNilip
- Census village code297938

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

## How far is Wophang Asar from nearby towns?

- Diphu (district HQ)120 km by road
- Golaghat (nearest town)31 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 Wophang Asar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonitpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Golaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water 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 Wophang Asar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, orange and horticulture**. About 50% of the 126 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 Wophang Asar

Of every 100 households in Wophang Asar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wophang Asar · ■ Silonijan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**46%

Tap water ****90%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**28%

Television ****51%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Wophang Asar?

■ Wophang Asar · ■ Silonijan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**940

Working population ****58.5%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 80.9% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 222 (76%)

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

- Upper Longsomepi537 people
- Bongso Tiso515 people
- Panjan Rangpi505 people
- Patar Gaon503 people
- Mai Timung479 people
- Langtuk Ronghang472 people
- Japijuri455 people
- Angjok Hanse453 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wophang Asar from Diphu?120 km by road
- What is the population of Wophang Asar?501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wophang Asar in?Karbi Anglong district (Silonijan sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Wophang Asar?87.6% (Census 2011)