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About Mora Basti Village

Mora Basti is a mid sized village in Lanka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 756 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mora Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mora Basti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Lanka
Pincode 782447
Area (hectares) 138.34 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 756
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mora Basti compares

By the 2011 count Mora Basti is the 81st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 138.34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mora Basti

The census records public bus service for Mora Basti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mora Basti from other places

Mora 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 Mora 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 Mora 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.

Common questions about Mora Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Mora Basti village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 81st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Mora Basti village has 756 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mora Basti has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mora Basti is 782447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mora Basti covers 138.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mora Basti is Hojai, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Mora Basti.

Mora 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.

Mora 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 Deka Basti (under 2 km), Nakhuti Nonkey Naukhutimau Kegareagaon Basti (under 2 km) and The Dong Hola Chakma Basti (under 2 km).

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

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