# chengelijan Village, Biswanath, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/chengelijan/ Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # chengelijan chengelijan is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,139 people in 412 households**, the 28th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,139people (2011) - 412households - 70.2%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## chengelijan PIN code and other codes chengelijan falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBehali - Census village code286856 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is chengelijan from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)105 km by road - Biswanath Chariali (nearest town)30 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 chengelijan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside chengelijan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · 7 No Batiamari - ○Degree college10+ km · Biswanath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 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 chengelijan known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea and mustard seed**. About 100% of the 156 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 chengelijan Of every 100 households in chengelijan in 2011, 24 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ chengelijan · ■ Biswanath rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **29% Toilet within the home ****44%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****7%** **31% Television ****15%** **20% Mobile phone ****39%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **83% 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 chengelijan? ■ chengelijan · ■ Biswanath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **969 Working population ****28.6%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 377 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (22%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Biswanath - Barkatia Bari2,260 people - Sakomatha F.S. 1/32,200 people - Monabari Basti2,172 people - No.5 Komalia2,155 people - Barali Mara2,079 people - Diring T.E. 315/5302,067 people - Kadamani Basti2,012 people - Ketela T.E. 54/1122,002 people [All 378 villages in Biswanath](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is chengelijan from Tezpur?105 km by road - What is the population of chengelijan?2,139 (Census 2011) - Which district is chengelijan in?Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of chengelijan?70.2% (Census 2011)