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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
Debi bala boro
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- LGD code
- 286209
- Pincode
- 784102
- Post office
- Lokra
- Population
- 178
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1046 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 93
Census 2011 · in context
How Meher Basti Forest compares
By population, Meher Basti Forest ranks #351 of 381 villages in Chariduar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.1%
−21.2% vs mandal average
- Meher Basti Forest
- 33.1%
- Chariduar mandal
- 54.3%
- Sonitpur district
- 57.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,046
+94 vs mandal average
- Meher Basti Forest
- 1,046
- Chariduar mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Meher Basti Forest
- 4.9
- Chariduar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Meher Basti Forest at a glance
Meher Basti Forest is a village of 178 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Chariduar block, Sonitpur district, Assam, the 351st-largest of 381 villages in Chariduar block. Literacy is 33%, 21 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,046 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 784102, served by Lokra post office; the LGD village code is 286209. The sarpanch is Debi bala boro, and the village votes in Dergaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabendra Nath Bharali. The population is estimated at 210 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lokra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meher Basti Forest · this village | 178 | 33% | — |
| Lokra Dafala Gaon · Chariduar | 2,676 | 85% | — |
| Bura Gaon No.2 · Chariduar | 2,342 | 74% | — |
| Sonai Nepali · Chariduar | 1,514 | 81% | — |
| Sonai Miri Gaon · Chariduar | 1,477 | 56% | — |
| Dofala Pathar · Chariduar | 813 | 76% | — |
| Udmari Gaon · Chariduar | 690 | 80% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Meher Basti Forest
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Rangapara (TC)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LAKARA
- Total area (ha)
- 128
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Meher Basti Forest
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Meher Basti Forest
- LGD code
- 286209
- Pincode
- 784102
- Post office
- Lokra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 178
- Population (projected 2026)
- 210
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1046
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kaliabor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dergaon
- Member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhabendra Nath Bharali
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Debi bala boro
- Block / Mandal
- Chariduar
- Nearest railway station
- Moabund (0.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 784102
- Khaliha MariChariduar mandal3,464 pop
- Lokra Dafala GaonChariduar mandal2,676 pop
- Bura Gaon No.2Chariduar mandal2,342 pop
- Buragaon T.E.Chariduar mandal2,052 pop
- DharikatiChariduar mandal1,842 pop
- Sonai NepaliChariduar mandal1,514 pop
- Sonai Miri GaonChariduar mandal1,477 pop
- Bali Gaon MiriChariduar mandal1,268 pop
- Buragaon No.1Chariduar mandal591 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Meher Basti Forest
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)