Village · North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur
# Bantow

Bantow is a village in North Lakhimpur sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787052. The 2011 Census counted 469 people in 93 households, the 138th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 469 people (2011)
- 93 households
- 93.5% literacy
- 787052 PIN code

## Bantow PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bantow is 787052. Bantow falls in North Lakhimpur sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- PIN code 787052
- Gram panchayat Uttar Telahi
- Community development block Telahi
- Census village code 288220

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bantow from nearby towns?
- North Lakhimpur (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bantow?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bantow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Pani Gaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · North Lakhimpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bantow known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bantow

Of every 100 households in Bantow in 2011, 71 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bantow · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 33%
- Toilet within the home 98% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 2% 46%
- Tap water 7% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 81%
- Use banking services 84% 50%
- Television 47% 25%
- Mobile phone 77% 41%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 29% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 17%
- Own their home 99% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bantow?

■ Bantow · ■ North Lakhimpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.5% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 956
- Working population 32.8% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 90.2% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 113 (73%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in North Lakhimpur
- Solmari 485 people
- Rajgarh 481 people
- Maghuachapari 473 people
- Solmari 472 people
- Uhani N.C. 465 people
- Kutuhaguri 461 people
- Singimari N.C 458 people
- Dah Gharia N.C. 452 people

All 227 villages in North Lakhimpur

## Other places named Bantow
- Bantow · Village, North Lakhimpur, Lakhimpur · 285 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bantow? 787052
- What is the population of Bantow? 469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bantow in? Lakhimpur district (North Lakhimpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Bantow? 93.5% (Census 2011)

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