Village · Biswanath, Sonitpur # Telengania Telengania is a village in Biswanath sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 2,445 people in 501 households, the 20th largest of 352 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,445 people (2011) - 501 households - 80.5% literacy - 986 females per 1,000 males ## Telengania PIN code and other codes Telengania falls in Biswanath sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development block Behali - Census village code 286842 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Telengania 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. ## What facilities are there in Telengania? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Telengania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Bahbari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biswanath - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tezpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Telengania known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and potato. About 100% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Telengania Of every 100 households in Telengania in 2011, 26 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Telengania · ■ Biswanath rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 29% - Toilet within the home 40% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 60% 48% - Tap water 2% 9% - Drinking water within premises 44% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90% - Use banking services 29% 31% - Television 15% 20% - Mobile phone 34% 32% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 8% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 25% 20% - Own their home 98% 83% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Telengania? ■ Telengania · ■ Biswanath rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.5% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1221 969 - Working population 36.0% 40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 73.3% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 308 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (5%) · ■ Household industry 20 (2%) · ■ Other work 133 (15%) · ■ Marginal 375 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Biswanath - Sal Mari 2,568 people - Niz-Biswanath 2,511 people - Bhimajuli 2,505 people - No.2 Komalia 2,496 people - Bali Pukhuri 2,428 people - Than Behali 2,357 people - Pachim Jinjia 2,342 people - Barkatia Bari 2,260 people All 378 villages in Biswanath ## Quick answers - How far is Telengania from Tezpur? 105 km by road - What is the population of Telengania? 2,445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Telengania in? Sonitpur district (Biswanath sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Telengania? 80.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/biswanath/telengania/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.