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- LGD code
- 295939
- Pincode
- 782461
- Post office
- Manja
- Population
- 285
- Households
- 45
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 139
Census 2011 · in context
How Sankar Basti compares
By population, Sankar Basti ranks #179 of 872 villages in Diphu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.9%
+6.1% vs mandal average
Sankar Basti63.9%
Diphu mandal57.8%
Karbi Anglong district58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+28 vs mandal average
Sankar Basti952
Diphu mandal924
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.1 vs mandal average
Sankar Basti6.3
Diphu mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankar Basti at a glance
Sankar Basti is a village of 285 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Diphu block, Karbi Anglong district, Assam, the 179th-largest of 872 villages in Diphu block. Literacy is 64%, 6 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 782461, served by Manja post office; the LGD village code is 295939. The village votes in Diphu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidya Sing Engleng. The population is estimated at 336 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankar Basti
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DIPHU (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 20
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankar Basti
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sankar Basti
- LGD code
- 295939
- Pincode
- 782461
- Post office
- Manja
- Population (Census 2011)
- 285
- Population (projected 2026)
- 336
- Households
- 45
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 63.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Autonomous District
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Diphu
- Member of Parliament
- Amarsing Tisso
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bidya Sing Engleng
- Block / Mandal
- Diphu
- Nearest police station
- diphu police thana (55.1 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Rongkhelan Clinic (53.4 km)
- Nearest post office
- Diphu Post Office (55.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- North East Small Finance Bank (54.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Diphu (55.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 782461
- Manza EastDiphu mandal2,585 pop
- Manza WestDiphu mandal1,893 pop
- Atturn GaonDiphu mandal1,292 pop
- Manja Bazar (Borjan Area)Diphu mandal1,050 pop
- Kethe RongpiPhuloni mandal923 pop
- Lon Sekjan Block 1,2Phuloni mandal911 pop
- Nothong BostiDiphu mandal908 pop
- Rajapathar HatiPhuloni mandal897 pop
- Mon Basti 1,2Diphu mandal891 pop
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Other villages in Diphu mandal
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- Matipung R.F.
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- Borlengri
- Manza West
- Neparpeti Tinglijan No. 1 & 2
- Central Range Diphu
- Lahorijan Beat Eastern Range (Rongapahar)
- Laharijan Basti
- Khat Khati Pacca Field
- Central Range Manja
- Jor Tokbi
- Rongbang Timung
- Singhashan Reserve Forest
- Upper Dillaji (Teron Gaon)
- Balipathar
- Panbari Part
- Atturn Gaon
- Borlengri -Ii
- Matipul 1,2
- Gautam Basti
- Laharijan Bazar 1,2
- Kachari Bosti
- Nagaon Basti
- Lama Basti
- Bhta Gaon
- Tal Balijan 1,2
- Manja Bazar (Borjan Area)
- Nawkata Gaon
- Barmanthi 1,2
- Sarthe Borrung
- Lengri Bosti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)