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About Sarthey Basti Village

Sarthey Basti is a mid sized village in Lanka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 260 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarthey Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarthey Basti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Lanka
Pincode 782446
Area (hectares) 107.2 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 260
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarthey Basti compares

By the 2011 count Sarthey Basti is the 144th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 107.2 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 958.

Getting to Sarthey Basti

Sarthey Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarthey Basti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sarthey Basti from other places

Sarthey Basti lies about 71 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Patharkhola, about 13 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 Sarthey Basti
Nearest railway station Patharkhola 13 km
Nearest town Lumding Railway Colony 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanka 21 km
District headquarters Nagaon 71 km

Villages closest to Sarthey 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 Sarthey Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarthey Basti village had a population of 505. That makes it the 144th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Sarthey Basti village has 260 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarthey Basti has about 942 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 Sarthey Basti is 782446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarthey Basti covers 107.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarthey Basti is Patharkhola, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarthey Basti.

Sarthey Basti is about 71 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarthey Basti is in Lanka tehsil of Nagaon district. Patharkhola is about 13 km away. Lumding Railway Colony is about 16 km away. Lanka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenekkegi Show Basti (under 2 km), Khagarijan No 1 (4.4 km) and F T V No 1 (5.5 km).

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

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