# Dalang Basti Dafala Village, Chariduar, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Chariduar, Sonitpur 

# Dalang Basti Dafala

Dalang Basti Dafala is a village in Chariduar sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,724 people in 405 households**, the 52nd largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,724people (2011)
- 405households
- 77.3%literacy
- 784103PIN code

## Dalang Basti Dafala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dalang Basti Dafala is 784103.** Dalang Basti Dafala falls in Chariduar sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- PIN code784103
- Gram panchayatLokra
- Community development blockBalipara
- Census village code285896

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

## How far is Dalang Basti Dafala from nearby towns?

- Rangapara (nearest town)21 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 Dalang Basti Dafala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dalang Basti Dafala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chariduar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rangapar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Dalang Basti Dafala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mustard seed**. About 64% of the 301 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 Dalang Basti Dafala

Of every 100 households in Dalang Basti Dafala in 2011, 40 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dalang Basti Dafala · ■ Chariduar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**89%

Use banking services ****66%**

**36%

Television ****49%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****57%**

**74%

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 Dalang Basti Dafala?

■ Dalang Basti Dafala · ■ Chariduar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702**

**976

Working population ****28.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 71.6% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 314 (63%) · **■** Marginal 46 (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 Chariduar

- No.2 Naharani T.E.1,828 people
- No.1 Thakurbari T.E.1,764 people
- No.2 Amari Bari T.E.1,742 people
- No.3 Sonajuli T E1,739 people
- No.1 Dhendai T.E.1,689 people
- Adabari Gaon1,680 people
- Khonamukh1,670 people
- No.2 Mainajuli T.E.1,656 people

[All 331 villages in Chariduar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dalang Basti Dafala?784103
- What is the population of Dalang Basti Dafala?1,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalang Basti Dafala in?Sonitpur district (Chariduar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dalang Basti Dafala?77.3% (Census 2011)
