Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Sekikanishail Sekikanishail is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 1,993 people in 425 households, the 35th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 1,993 people (2011) - 425 households - 82.5% literacy - 958 females per 1,000 males ## Sekikanishail PIN code and other codes Sekikanishail falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development block South Karimganj - Census village code 300296 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sekikanishail from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ) 27 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sekikanishail? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sekikanishail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kaliganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karimganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Silchar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sekikanishail known for? The main crops are rice and potato. About 45% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sekikanishail Of every 100 households in Sekikanishail in 2011, 24 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sekikanishail · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 24% 19% - Toilet within the home 100% 93% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 5% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 7% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 20% 29% - Television 8% 7% - Mobile phone 24% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 59% 49% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sekikanishail? ■ Sekikanishail · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.5% 75.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 903 970 - Working population 26.9% 31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.6% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 175 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (13%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 247 (46%) · ■ Marginal 44 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambazar - Hizim 2,282 people - Barkapan 2,270 people - Baraigram 2,109 people - Eraligool Pt III 2,105 people - Fatepur Pt III 1,952 people - Bharibond 1,950 people - Brahmanshasan Pt II B-1 1,909 people - Bataiya 1,907 people All 180 villages in Nilambazar ## Quick answers - How far is Sekikanishail from Karimganj? 27 km by road - What is the population of Sekikanishail? 1,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sekikanishail in? Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sekikanishail? 82.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/sekikanishail/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.