# Akantu Village, Lanka, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Lanka, Nagaon 

# Akantu

Akantu is a village in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782446**. The 2011 Census counted **1,417 people in 231 households**, the 84th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,417people (2011)
- 231households
- 73.4%literacy
- 782446PIN code

## Akantu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akantu is 782446.** Akantu falls in Lanka sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam.

- PIN code782446
- Gram panchayatFarmapar
- Community development blockDhal Pukhuri
- Census village code285378

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akantu from nearby towns?

- Lanka (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nagaon (district HQ)85 km by road
- Lanka (nearest town)20 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 Akantu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Akantu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lanka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Akantu known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 75% of the 195 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 Akantu

Of every 100 households in Akantu in 2011, 23 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akantu · ■ Lanka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

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 Akantu?

■ Akantu · ■ Lanka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**975

Working population ****20.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 71.0% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 230 (79%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 57 (20%)

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 Lanka

- Panjabi Basti1,564 people
- Pas Bandar1,501 people
- Village No.2 Block No.11,477 people
- Mora Basti1,458 people
- Sarthey Gaon No.31,355 people
- Dakhin Kandura1,322 people
- Hati Khali No.11,315 people
- Village No.4 Block No.31,305 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akantu?782446
- How far is Akantu from Nagaon?85 km by road
- What is the population of Akantu?1,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akantu in?Nagaon district (Lanka sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Akantu?73.4% (Census 2011)