Village · Lanka, Nagaon # Shastri Gaon No.2 Shastri Gaon No.2 is a village in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 867 people in 158 households, the 121st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 867 people (2011) - 158 households - 77.6% literacy - 918 females per 1,000 males ## Shastri Gaon No.2 PIN code and other codes Shastri Gaon No.2 falls in Lanka sub-district, Nagaon district, Assam. - Gram panchayat Pachim Lumding - Community development block Lumding - Census village code 285459 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shastri Gaon No.2 from nearby towns? - Nagaon (district HQ) 115 km by road - Lumding (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shastri Gaon No.2? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shastri Gaon No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lumding - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Lumding - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nagaon - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, canal / river 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 Shastri Gaon No.2 known for? The main crops are rice, sugarcane and green vegetables. About 2% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shastri Gaon No.2 Of every 100 households in Shastri Gaon No.2 in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shastri Gaon No.2 · ■ Lanka rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 24% - Toilet within the home 18% 67% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 30% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 4% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 57% 30% - Television 12% 14% - Mobile phone 28% 41% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 22% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shastri Gaon No.2? ■ Shastri Gaon No.2 · ■ Lanka rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 70.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 733 975 - Working population 43.7% 36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 217 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (9%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 112 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lanka - Barbaha 908 people - Village No.2 Block No.3 907 people - Ten Thousand Bigha N.C. 897 people - Village No.1 Block No.2 884 people - Ramsing Gaon No.1 855 people - Deka Basti 836 people - Village No.6 Block No.3 831 people - Deben Gaon No.1 830 people All 185 villages in Lanka ## Quick answers - How far is Shastri Gaon No.2 from Nagaon? 115 km by road - What is the population of Shastri Gaon No.2? 867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shastri Gaon No.2 in? Nagaon district (Lanka sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Shastri Gaon No.2? 77.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/lanka/shastri-gaon-no-2/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.