# Brahmanshasan Chak Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/brahmanshasan-chak/ Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Brahmanshasan Chak Brahmanshasan Chak is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,794 people in 459 households**, the 22nd largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 2,794people (2011) - 459households - 65.6%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Brahmanshasan Chak PIN code and other codes Brahmanshasan Chak falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development blockNorth Karimganj - Census village code300247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Brahmanshasan Chak from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ)15 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)15 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 Brahmanshasan Chak? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Brahmanshasan Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimgnaj - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimgnaj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Brahmanshasan Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy and potato**. About 85% of the 73 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 Brahmanshasan Chak Of every 100 households in Brahmanshasan Chak in 2011, 12 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Brahmanshasan Chak · ■ Nilambazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **19% Toilet within the home ****98%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****25%** **29% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****44%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **49% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Brahmanshasan Chak? ■ Brahmanshasan Chak · ■ Nilambazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **75.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058** **970 Working population ****36.2%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 356 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 227 (22%) · **■** Marginal 359 (36%) 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 Nilambazar - Nabipur2,994 people - Barantar2,879 people - Dasgram Pt I2,868 people - Loharpara Pt III2,845 people - Loharpara Pt II2,789 people - Singaria Pt I2,734 people - Alamkhani Pt IV2,501 people - Fatepur Pt I2,487 people [All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Brahmanshasan Chak from Karimganj?15 km by road - What is the population of Brahmanshasan Chak?2,794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brahmanshasan Chak in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Brahmanshasan Chak?65.6% (Census 2011)