About Pagla Basti Village

Pagla Basti is a mid sized village in Lanka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 515 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagla Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagla Basti village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Lanka
Pincode	782446
Area (hectares)	80.4 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	515
Female Population	509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
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 Pagla Basti compares

By the 2011 count Pagla Basti is the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 80.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pagla Basti

Pagla Basti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pagla 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 Pagla Basti from other places

Pagla Basti lies about 66 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Habaipur, about 7.6 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 Pagla Basti
Nearest railway station	Habaipur	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lanka	13 km
District headquarters	Nagaon	66 km

Villages closest to Pagla 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 Pagla Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagla Basti village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 108th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Pagla Basti village has 515 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagla Basti has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Pagla Basti covers 80.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pagla Basti is Habaipur, about 7.6 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 Pagla Basti.

Pagla Basti is about 66 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagla Basti is in Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district. Habaipur is about 7.6 km away. Lanka is about 13 km away. Nagaon is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.