# Deswali Basti Village, Katigora, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Katigora, Cachar 

# Deswali Basti

Deswali Basti is a village in Katigora sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **101 people in 22 households**, the 201st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 101people (2011)
- 22households
- 77.4%literacy
- 683females per 1,000 males

## Deswali Basti PIN code and other codes

Deswali Basti falls in Katigora sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatGorervita G.P
- Community development blockBorkhola
- Census village code299120

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Deswali Basti from nearby towns?

- Katigora (sub-district HQ)350 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Deswali Basti?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Deswali Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahmangram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sriokona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Deswali Basti known for?

About 10% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Deswali Basti

Of every 100 households in Deswali Basti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deswali Basti · ■ Katigora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Deswali Basti?

■ Deswali Basti · ■ Katigora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****683**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****308**

**943

Working population ****31.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 62.2% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Katigora

- Boalcherra Khasia Punjee130 people
- Dam Cherra Khasie Punjee110 people
- Kayangthal108 people
- Kajakani104 people
- Jagadishpur Pt I96 people
- Sailtadahar Khasia Punjee92 people
- Singduar Khasia Punjee83 people
- Newzer78 people

[All 221 villages in Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deswali Basti from Silchar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Deswali Basti?101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deswali Basti in?Cachar district (Katigora sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Deswali Basti?77.4% (Census 2011)