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About Joghighopa Village

Joghighopa is a mid sized village in Boitamari tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 570 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783392, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joghighopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joghighopa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Boitamari
Pincode 783392
Area (hectares) 86.62 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 570
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Joghighopa compares

By the 2011 count Joghighopa is the 41st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 86.62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Joghighopa

Joghighopa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Joghighopa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Joghighopa from other places

Joghighopa lies about 28 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Jogighopa, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Joghighopa
Nearest railway station Jogighopa 1.6 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Boitamari 15 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 28 km

Villages closest to Joghighopa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boitamari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Joghighopa

As per the Census of India 2011, Joghighopa village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 41st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Joghighopa village has 570 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joghighopa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Joghighopa is 783392. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joghighopa covers 86.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Joghighopa falls under Boitamari tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Joghighopa is Jogighopa, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Joghighopa.

Joghighopa is about 28 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joghighopa is in Boitamari tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Jogighopa is about 1.6 km away. Goālpāra is about 7.7 km away. Boitamari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalantapara Pt I (4.1 km), Chalantapara Pt Ii (4.1 km) and Chalantapara Pt Iii (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Joghighopa today is likely to be higher.

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