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About Lala Basti Village

Lala Basti is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 169 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.88 hectares hectares.

Lala Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lala Basti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 161.88 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 169
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lala Basti compares

By the 2011 count Lala Basti is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 161.88 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Lala Basti

Lala Basti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lala Basti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lala Basti from other places

Lala Basti lies about 30 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lala Basti
Nearest railway station New Harangajao 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 13 km
Nearest town Hāflong 13 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 30 km

Villages closest to Lala Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lala Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Lala Basti village had a population of 327. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Lala Basti village has 169 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lala Basti has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Lala Basti covers 161.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lala Basti falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lala Basti is New Harangajao, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lala Basti.

Lala Basti is about 30 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lala Basti is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. New Harangajao is about 3.3 km away. Haflong is about 13 km away. Hāflong is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapurchera (1.8 km), Maibongdisa (1.9 km) and Mailongdisa Rly Station (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lala Basti today is likely to be higher.

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