# Baktawng Village, Thingsulthliah, Serchhip (Mizoram) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/serchhip/thingsulthliah/baktawng/ Village · Thingsulthliah, Serchhip # Baktawng Baktawng is a village in Thingsulthliah sub-district of Serchhip district, Mizoram, PIN code **796161**. The 2011 Census counted **3,220 people in 551 households**, the 1st largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.8%. - 3,220people (2011) - 551households - 98.2%literacy - 796161PIN code ## Baktawng PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baktawng is 796161.** Baktawng falls in Thingsulthliah sub-district, Serchhip district, Mizoram. - PIN code796161 - Community development blockThingsulthliah Part - Census village code271382 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baktawng from nearby towns? - Thingsulthliah (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Serchhip (district HQ)40 km by road - Aizawl (nearest town)75 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 Baktawng? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Baktawng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Aizawl - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Baktawng known for? The main crops are **rice, ginger and bananas**. Products made here include furniture, pottery, alu. smith, basket, hat and chair. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Baktawng Of every 100 households in Baktawng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Baktawng · ■ Thingsulthliah rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **1% Tap water ****100%** **100% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **47% Use banking services ****41%** **48% Television ****61%** **58% Mobile phone ****79%** **84% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****79%** **79% 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 Baktawng? ■ Baktawng · ■ Thingsulthliah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.2%** **97.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **912 Working population ****45.1%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.8% for men and 97.6% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 849 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (9%) · **■** Household industry 129 (9%) · **■** Other work 330 (23%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Thingsulthliah - Khumtung1,150 people - Hualtu960 people - Hmawngkawn170 people - Buhkangkawn151 people [All 7 villages in Thingsulthliah](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/serchhip/thingsulthliah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baktawng?796161 - How far is Baktawng from Serchhip?40 km by road - What is the population of Baktawng?3,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baktawng in?Serchhip district (Thingsulthliah sub-district), Mizoram - What is the literacy rate of Baktawng?98.2% (Census 2011)