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Assam's FM Jayanta Mallabaruah emphasises on agarwood growth; agricultural financing
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENU CHETRY
Contact: 60****9463
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- LGD code
- 285896
- Pincode
- 784505
- Post office
- Rangapara
- Population
- 1,724
- Households
- 405
- Literacy rate
- 68%
- Sex ratio
- 1070 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 498
Census 2011 · in context
How Dalang Basti Dafala compares
By population, Dalang Basti Dafala ranks #60 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.0%
+13.7% vs mandal average
- Dalang Basti Dafala
- 68.0%
- Chariduar mandal
- 54.3%
- Sonitpur district
- 57.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,070
+118 vs mandal average
- Dalang Basti Dafala
- 1,070
- Chariduar mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Dalang Basti Dafala
- 4.3
- Chariduar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dalang Basti Dafala at a glance
Dalang Basti Dafala is a village of 1,724 people in 405 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 60th-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 68%, 14 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,070 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784505, served by Rangapara post office; the LGD village code is 285896. The sarpanch is RENU CHETRY, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 2,033 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chariduar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalang Basti Dafala · this village | 1,724 | 68% | — |
| Chari Duar Gaon · Chariduar | 4,150 | 87% | — |
| Bakola Gaon · Chariduar | 2,366 | 62% | — |
| Gor Mara Gaon · Chariduar | 2,283 | 73% | — |
| Bakola Pathar · Chariduar | 1,309 | 77% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dalang Basti Dafala
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 17
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Rangapara (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LOKRA
- Total area (ha)
- 300.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dalang Basti Dafala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dalang Basti Dafala
- LGD code
- 285896
- Pincode
- 784505
- Post office
- Rangapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,724
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,033
- Households
- 405
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1070
- Literacy rate
- 68.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dergaon
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhabendra Nath Bharali
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENU CHETRY
- Block / Mandal
- Chariduar
- Nearest railway station
- Moabund (0.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784505
- Namani Gaon No.1Chariduar mandal4,917 pop
- No.3 Naharani T.E.Chariduar mandal2,728 pop
- No.3 Dhulapadung T.E.Chariduar mandal2,335 pop
- Kalany T.EChariduar mandal2,018 pop
- Kachari Gaon T.E.Chariduar mandal2,005 pop
- No.4 Hatibari T.E.Chariduar mandal1,933 pop
- No.2 Rangapara T.E.Chariduar mandal1,848 pop
- No.1 Thakurbari T.E.Chariduar mandal1,764 pop
- No.2 Mainajuli T.E.Chariduar mandal1,656 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dalang Basti Dafala
Other villages in Chariduar mandal
View all 60+ →- Bhaluk-Pung Nigam
- Phulbari T.E.
- No.2 Barjuli T.E.
- Namani Gaon No.1
- Bokajan
- No.1 Harchura T.E.
- Chari Duar Gaon
- Koroini
- Barghat
- Gudamghat Gaon
- Bongijuli No.1
- Khaliha Mari
- Dighali Gaon
- No.2 Gorali T.E.
- Adabari T.E.
- Deka Sundar
- No.3 Naharani T.E.
- Lokra Dafala Gaon
- Dikrai Jan
- Morisuti
- Singitali Gaon
- Ara Gaon
- Molan Pukhuri
- No.2 Tarajuli Bagicha
- Bakola Gaon
- Bura Gaon No.2
- No.3 Dhulapadung T.E.
- Gor Mara Gaon
- Cham Dhara
- Sola Gaon
- No.1 Panipota T.E.
- No.2 Dhendai T.E.
- Korokani
- Major Chuk
- Buragaon T.E.
- Kalany T.E
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)