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About Shanti Bosti Village

Shanti Bosti is a small village in Diphu tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 146 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanti Bosti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanti Bosti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Diphu
Pincode 782460
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 146
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanti Bosti compares

By the 2011 count Shanti Bosti is the 174th largest of the 763 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 262 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shanti Bosti

Shanti Bosti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shanti Bosti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shanti Bosti from other places

Shanti Bosti lies about 33 km from Karbi Anglong, and the nearest railway station is Dimapur, about 3.8 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 Shanti Bosti
Nearest town Dimāpur 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Dimapur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diphu 27 km
District headquarters Karbi Anglong 33 km

Villages closest to Shanti Bosti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diphu 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 Shanti Bosti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanti Bosti village had a population of 290. That makes it the 174th largest of the 763 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 262 residents.

Shanti Bosti village has 146 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanti Bosti has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shanti Bosti is 782460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanti Bosti covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shanti Bosti falls under Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Shanti Bosti is Dimapur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shanti Bosti.

Shanti Bosti is about 33 km from Karbi Anglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanti Bosti is in Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. Dimāpur is about 3.0 km away. Dimapur is about 3.8 km away. Diphu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barli Bosti (under 2 km), Bhim Bosti (under 2 km) and Bijoi Bosti (under 2 km).

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

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