# Sankar Basti Village, Lanka, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/sankar-basti/ Village · Lanka, Nagaon # Sankar Basti Sankar Basti is a village in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782446**. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 379 households**, the 64th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 1,826people (2011) - 379households - 75.9%literacy - 782446PIN code ## Sankar Basti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankar Basti is 782446.** Sankar Basti falls in Lanka sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam. - PIN code782446 - Gram panchayatBhalukmari - Community development blockDhal Pukhuri - Census village code285357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankar Basti from nearby towns? - Lanka (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagaon (district HQ)56 km by road - Lanka (nearest town)10 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 Sankar Basti? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sankar Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Lanka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Sankar Basti known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 74% of the 368 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 Sankar Basti Of every 100 households in Sankar Basti in 2011, 45 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sankar Basti · ■ Lanka rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **24% Toilet within the home ****63%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **30% Tap water ****12%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **95% Use banking services ****50%** **30% Television ****33%** **14% Mobile phone ****55%** **41% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **22% Own their home ****76%** **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 Sankar Basti? ■ Sankar Basti · ■ Lanka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **975 Working population ****45.7%** **36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (16%) · **■** Marginal 458 (55%) 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 - Kakijan Camp Area1,898 people - Panchali No.21,876 people - Pub Lumding1,853 people - Chandura1,843 people - Khring Khring No.31,775 people - F.T.V.No.11,764 people - Kharikhana Gaon1,764 people - Tiniali Bazar1,744 people [All 185 villages in Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankar Basti?782446 - How far is Sankar Basti from Nagaon?56 km by road - What is the population of Sankar Basti?1,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankar Basti in?Nagaon district (Lanka sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sankar Basti?75.9% (Census 2011)