# Sarkey Bosti Village, Lanka, Nagaon (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanka, Nagaon 

# Sarkey Bosti

Sarkey Bosti is a village in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam, PIN code **782446**. The 2011 Census counted **8,987 people in 1,622 households**, the 1st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 8,987people (2011)
- 1,622households
- 46.1%literacy
- 782446PIN code

## Sarkey Bosti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code782446
- Gram panchayatSarkey Basti
- Community development blockLumding
- Census village code285446

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

## How far is Sarkey Bosti from nearby towns?

- Lanka (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Nagaon (district HQ)94 km by road
- Lanka (nearest town)28 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 Sarkey Bosti?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Sarkey Bosti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sarkey Bosti known for?

The main crops are **rice, turmeric and jute**. About 53% of the 241 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 Sarkey Bosti

Of every 100 households in Sarkey Bosti in 2011, 4 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarkey Bosti · ■ Lanka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**38%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sarkey Bosti?

■ Sarkey Bosti · ■ Lanka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**975

Working population ****29.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 42.3% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,778 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (1%) · **■** Marginal 662 (25%)

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

- Dimaru Pathar F.V.7,587 people
- Dablong Gaon7,332 people
- Bamun Gaon6,690 people
- Dakhin Laskar Pathar6,053 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarkey Bosti?782446
- How far is Sarkey Bosti from Nagaon?94 km by road
- What is the population of Sarkey Bosti?8,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkey Bosti in?Nagaon district (Lanka sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkey Bosti?46.1% (Census 2011)
