Village · Subansiri, Lakhimpur
# Tenga Am

Tenga Am is a village in Subansiri sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam, PIN code 787053. The 2011 Census counted 1,173 people in 250 households, the 20th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.
- 1,173 people (2011)
- 250 households
- 88.7% literacy
- 787053 PIN code

## Tenga Am PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tenga Am is 787053. Tenga Am falls in Subansiri sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- PIN code 787053
- Gram panchayat Bordoibam
- Community development block Ghilamara
- Census village code 288465

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

## How far is Tenga Am from nearby towns?
- Ghilamara (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- North Lakhimpur (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dhakuakhana (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tenga Am?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Tenga Am; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Ghilamara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ghilamara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gogamukh
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tenga Am known for?

The main crops are betelnut. Products made here include handloom. About 15% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tenga Am

Of every 100 households in Tenga Am in 2011, 32 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tenga Am · ■ Subansiri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 12%
- Toilet within the home 39% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 66%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 93%
- Use banking services 55% 32%
- Television 31% 12%
- Mobile phone 60% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 28%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Tenga Am?

■ Tenga Am · ■ Subansiri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.7% 77.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 973
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 797 946
- Working population 44.5% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 318 (61%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 90 (17%) · ■ Marginal 112 (21%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Subansiri
- Obhata Sampara N.C. 1,270 people
- Sri Sri Basudev Than 1,244 people
- Mornoi Bebejia 1,243 people
- Garakhiya Chuksukati N.C. 1,235 people
- No.3 Hatimara 1,170 people
- Kumbang Baliyani N.C. 1,121 people
- Chinai 1,096 people
- Chatiwana Chapari 1,089 people

All 115 villages in Subansiri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tenga Am? 787053
- How far is Tenga Am from North Lakhimpur? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Tenga Am? 1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenga Am in? Lakhimpur district (Subansiri sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tenga Am? 88.7% (Census 2011)

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