About Deka Basti Village

Deka Basti is a mid sized village in Lanka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 442 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deka Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deka Basti village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Lanka
Pincode	782446
Area (hectares)	93.8 hectares
Population	836
Male Population	442
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deka Basti compares

By the 2011 count Deka Basti is the 121st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 93.8 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Deka Basti

Deka Basti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Deka Basti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Deka Basti from other places

Deka Basti lies about 44 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Hojai, about 1.6 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 Deka Basti
Nearest town	Hojāi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Hojai	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lanka	11 km
District headquarters	Nagaon	44 km

Villages closest to Deka Basti

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

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Common questions about Deka Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Deka Basti village had a population of 836. That makes it the 121st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Deka Basti village has 442 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deka Basti has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Deka Basti is 782446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deka Basti covers 93.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Deka Basti falls under Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Deka Basti is Hojai, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance for Deka Basti.

Deka Basti is about 44 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deka Basti is in Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district. Hojāi is about under 2 km away. Hojai is about 1.6 km away. Lanka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mora Basti (under 2 km), Nakhuti Nonkey Naukhutimau Kegareagaon Basti (under 2 km) and The Dong Hola Chakma Basti (under 2 km).