# Meher Basti Forest Village, Chariduar, Sonitpur (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/meher-basti-forest/ Village · Chariduar, Sonitpur # Meher Basti Forest Meher Basti Forest is a village in Chariduar sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam, PIN code **784103**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 36 households**, the 307th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%. - 178people (2011) - 36households - 40.7%literacy - 784103PIN code ## Meher Basti Forest PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meher Basti Forest is 784103.** Meher Basti Forest falls in Chariduar sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - PIN code784103 - Gram panchayatLakara - Community development blockBihaguri - Census village code286209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meher Basti Forest from nearby towns? - Rangapara (nearest town)14 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 Meher Basti Forest? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Meher Basti Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dharikati - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rongapara - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km 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 Meher Basti Forest known for? The main crops are **paddy and mustard seed**. About 63% of the 128 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 Meher Basti Forest Of every 100 households in Meher Basti Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meher Basti Forest · ■ Chariduar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **28% Toilet within the home ****0%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****5%** **36% Television ****8%** **25% Mobile phone ****24%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **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 Meher Basti Forest? ■ Meher Basti Forest · ■ Chariduar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%** **61.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357** **976 Working population ****52.2%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.3% for men and 31.9% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 89 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 - Kalabil No.2200 people - Kalabil No.1188 people - Amloga Pathar185 people - Gamari Loga180 people - Charia Bil177 people - Ranjan Jan Forest175 people - Azar Bari174 people - Maz Gaon174 people [All 331 villages in Chariduar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meher Basti Forest?784103 - What is the population of Meher Basti Forest?178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meher Basti Forest in?Sonitpur district (Chariduar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Meher Basti Forest?40.7% (Census 2011)