# Christian Basti Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/christian-basti/ Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # Christian Basti Christian Basti is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 87 households**, the 120th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 466people (2011) - 87households - 72.5%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Christian Basti PIN code and other codes Christian Basti falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDakhin Laluk - Community development blockKarunabari - Census village code287604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Christian Basti from nearby towns? - Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)38 km by road - Bihpuria (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 Christian Basti? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Christian Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laluk - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karunabari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Christian Basti known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 105 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 Christian Basti Of every 100 households in Christian Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Christian Basti · ■ Bihpuria rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **26% Toilet within the home ****71%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **28% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **89% Use banking services ****25%** **46% Television ****12%** **19% Mobile phone ****39%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Christian Basti? ■ Christian Basti · ■ Bihpuria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147** **965 Working population ****31.3%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (8%) · **■** Other work 44 (30%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%) 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 Bihpuria - Doom Gaon491 people - Dakhin Oahat473 people - Pava Forest Habitation468 people - Pukhuri Paria467 people - Gandhia Gaon458 people - Bishnupur424 people - Kandali Gaon395 people - Chenimora Kangkur No.1393 people [All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Christian Basti from North Lakhimpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Christian Basti?466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Christian Basti in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Christian Basti?72.5% (Census 2011)