# Raidang Basti Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/raidang-basti/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Raidang Basti Raidang Basti is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 129 households**, the 154th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 624people (2011) - 129households - 67.1%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Raidang Basti PIN code and other codes Raidang Basti falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatMilonjuti G.P - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293118 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Raidang Basti from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)85 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)36 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 Raidang Basti? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Raidang Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Boruanagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Borhat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sibsagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Raidang Basti known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 73% of the 222 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 Raidang Basti Of every 100 households in Raidang Basti in 2011, 6 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Raidang Basti · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **39% Toilet within the home ****77%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **30% Tap water ****0%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **88% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****20%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****27%** **25% Own their home ****62%** **76% 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 Raidang Basti? ■ Raidang Basti · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **963 Working population ****48.1%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (88%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%) 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 Sonari - Bhokot Bhajoni Pothar663 people - Chatiyana Guri Borah660 people - Hulal643 people - Garkush Habi Gaon639 people - Purani Joboka611 people - Rohan Pothar No.2610 people - Kachari Pothar608 people - Naga Gaon606 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Raidang Basti from Sivasagar?85 km by road - What is the population of Raidang Basti?624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Raidang Basti in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Raidang Basti?67.1% (Census 2011)