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Khasi villagers block Assam census teams in disputed border hamlets
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- LGD code
- 298804
- Pincode
- 788831
- Post office
- Maibong
- Population
- 209
- Households
- 40
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Sex ratio
- 917 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 70
Census 2011 · in context
How Deswali Basti compares
By population, Deswali Basti ranks #252 of 695 villages in Haflong mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−13.9% vs mandal average
- Deswali Basti
- 45.5%
- Haflong mandal
- 59.4%
- Dima Hasao district
- 65.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−31 vs mandal average
- Deswali Basti
- 917
- Haflong mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Deswali Basti
- 5.2
- Haflong mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Deswali Basti at a glance
Deswali Basti is a village of 209 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Haflong block, Dima Hasao district, Assam, the 252nd-largest of 695 villages in Haflong block. Literacy is 46%, 14 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 788831, served by Maibong post office; the LGD village code is 298804. The village votes in Haflong assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nandita Gorlosa. The population is estimated at 246 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Deswali Basti
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 99
- Power hours (winter)
- 99
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Maibang (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 61
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KALACHAND
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Deswali Basti
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Deswali Basti
- LGD code
- 298804
- Pincode
- 788831
- Post office
- Maibong
- Population (Census 2011)
- 209
- Population (projected 2026)
- 246
- Households
- 40
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Autonomous District
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Haflong
- Member of Parliament
- Amarsing Tisso
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nandita Gorlosa
- Block / Mandal
- Haflong
- Nearest PHC
- BPHC, Langting (23.6 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Langting (23.3 km)
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)