# Deswali Basti Village, Maibong, Dima Hasao (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Maibong, Dima Hasao 

# Deswali Basti

Deswali Basti is a village in Maibong sub-district of Dima Hasao district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 40 households**, the 73rd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 209people (2011)
- 40households
- 55.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Deswali Basti PIN code and other codes

Deswali Basti falls in Maibong sub-district, Dima Hasao district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKalachand
- Community development blockDiyung Valley
- Census village code298804

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?

- Maibong (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Haflong (district HQ)61 km by road
- Maibang (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalachand
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maibong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haflong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Haflong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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?

The main crops are **paddy, brinjal and maize**. 

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, 78 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deswali Basti · ■ Maibong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**44%

Tap water ****16%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**60%

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 · ■ Maibong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**968

Working population ****33.5%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 42 (60%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (33%)

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 Maibong

- Natahaja222 people
- Thaijudisa215 people
- Durungbra -II211 people
- Path211 people
- P/Diduki208 people
- Mungjang205 people
- Mygrengdisa201 people
- Mailu195 people

[All 203 villages in Maibong](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/maibong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deswali Basti from Haflong?61 km by road
- What is the population of Deswali Basti?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deswali Basti in?Dima Hasao district (Maibong sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Deswali Basti?55.9% (Census 2011)