# Lanka, Nagaon (Assam) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Nagaon, Assam 

# Lanka

Lanka is a sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam. At the 2011 Census it had **398,921 people**, 3 towns and 185 villages (183 inhabited). The largest village is Sarkey Bosti (8,987 people).

- 398,921people (2011)
- 185villages
- 3towns
- 75.1%literacy

## Population of Lanka compared with Nagaon

■ Lanka · ■ Nagaon district

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**964

Working population ****35.7%**

**34.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lanka

Of every 100 households in Lanka in 2011, 37 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lanka · ■ Nagaon district

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**23%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****28%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****87%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Lanka

- Lanka36,805 people
- Lumding31,347 people
- Lumding Rly. Col.22,658 people

## Largest villages in Lanka

- Sarkey Bosti · 8,987 people
- Dimaru Pathar F.V. · 7,587 people
- Dablong Gaon · 7,332 people
- Bamun Gaon · 6,690 people
- Dakhin Laskar Pathar · 6,053 people
- Lal Mati · 5,084 people
- Samboria · 5,000 people
- Bordolong · 4,731 people
- Jarang Disha · 4,706 people
- Jutang Basti · 4,315 people
- Ajar Bari · 4,126 people
- Rani Pukhuri · 3,956 people
- Kachari Gaon · 3,941 people
- Udali Gaon · 3,851 people
- Sing Gaon · 3,798 people
- Baluhandar · 3,668 people

[All 185 villages in Lanka →](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Lanka?185 (183 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Lanka in?Nagaon district, Assam
- What is the population of Lanka?398,921 (Census 2011)