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- LGD code
- 296129
- Pincode
- 782447
- Post office
- Lumding
- Population
- 1,125
- Households
- 212
- Literacy rate
- 66%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 341
Census 2011 · in context
How Lama Basti compares
By population, Lama Basti ranks #29 of 872 villages in Diphu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.0%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Lama Basti
- 66.0%
- Diphu mandal
- 57.8%
- Karbi Anglong district
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−30 vs mandal average
- Lama Basti
- 894
- Diphu mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Lama Basti
- 5.3
- Diphu mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lama Basti at a glance
Lama Basti is a village of 1,125 people in 212 households (Census 2011) in Diphu block, Karbi Anglong district, Assam, the 29th-largest of 872 villages in Diphu block. Literacy is 66%, 8 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 782447, served by Lumding post office; the LGD village code is 296129. The village votes in Diphu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidya Sing Engleng. The population is estimated at 1,326 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lama Basti
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Dimapur (MC) (Nagaland)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 56
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Lama 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 — Lama Basti
- LGD code
- 296129
- Pincode
- 782447
- Post office
- Lumding
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,125
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,326
- Households
- 212
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 66.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Autonomous District
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Diphu
- Member of Parliament
- Amarsing Tisso
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bidya Sing Engleng
- Block / Mandal
- Diphu
- Nearest police station
- diphu police thana (55.1 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Rongkhelan Clinic (53.4 km)
- Nearest post office
- Diphu Post Office (55.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- North East Small Finance Bank (54.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Diphu (55.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 782447
- Marakar Daiguri B. 1,2,3Diphu mandal3,215 pop
- Khotkhoti BazarDiphu mandal2,608 pop
- Matipung R.F.Diphu mandal2,294 pop
- BorlengriDiphu mandal2,180 pop
- Lahorijan Beat Eastern Range (Rongapahar)Diphu mandal1,685 pop
- Jor TokbiDiphu mandal1,492 pop
- Borlengri -IiDiphu mandal1,271 pop
- Matipul 1,2Diphu mandal1,228 pop
- Gautam BastiDiphu mandal1,208 pop
Other villages in Diphu mandal
View all 60+ →- Marakar Daiguri B. 1,2,3
- Khat Khati Tila Bosti
- Khotkhoti Bazar
- Manza East
- Khan Bosti
- Matipung R.F.
- Northern Range Bokolia (Kaki)
- Borlengri
- Manza West
- Neparpeti Tinglijan No. 1 & 2
- Central Range Diphu
- Lahorijan Beat Eastern Range (Rongapahar)
- Laharijan Basti
- Khat Khati Pacca Field
- Central Range Manja
- Jor Tokbi
- Rongbang Timung
- Singhashan Reserve Forest
- Upper Dillaji (Teron Gaon)
- Balipathar
- Panbari Part
- Atturn Gaon
- Borlengri -Ii
- Matipul 1,2
- Gautam Basti
- Laharijan Bazar 1,2
- Kachari Bosti
- Nagaon Basti
- Bhta Gaon
- Tal Balijan 1,2
- Manja Bazar (Borjan Area)
- Nawkata Gaon
- Barmanthi 1,2
- Sarthe Borrung
- Lengri Bosti
- Neparpeti Baghjan No. 1 & 2
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)