Derby T.E. is a village in Silchar mandal, Cachar district, Assam, with a population of 4,557 across 1,096 households and a literacy rate of 46.6%.
By population, Derby T.E. ranks #8 of 246 villages in Silchar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Derby T.E. is a village of 4,557 people in 1,096 households (Census 2011) in Silchar block, Cachar district, Assam, the 8th-largest of 246 villages in Silchar block. Literacy is 47%, 19 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. It lies 96 km from the Cachar district centre, 18 km from Bhasha Shahid railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 788112, served by Derby post office; the LGD village code is 299333. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mini PHC, Narsingpur, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Ram Singasan Goala, and the village votes in Algapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury. The population is estimated at 5,373 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Derby →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby T.E. · this village | 4,557 | 47% | — |
| Silkuri · Hajo | 368 | 73% | 6.9 km N |
| Bhubandhar · Sonai | 623 | 78% | 13.1 km SE |
| Kuarpar · Bagribari (Pt) | 760 | 36% | 15.4 km NW |
| Channighat · Sonai | 3,604 | 70% | 16.9 km S |
| Tarapur · Katigora | 2,996 | 69% | 18 km N |
| Tarapur · Katigora | 3,027 | 61% | 18 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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