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About New Mesikiyar Village

New Mesikiyar is a small village in Katigora tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 86 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1 hectares hectares.

New Mesikiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Mesikiyar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Katigora
Area (hectares) 1 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 86
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How New Mesikiyar compares

By the 2011 count New Mesikiyar is the 191st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 1 hectares work out to about 165 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to New Mesikiyar

New Mesikiyar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for New Mesikiyar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is New Mesikiyar from other places

New Mesikiyar lies about 30 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 4.7 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 New Mesikiyar
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katigora 28 km
Nearest town Hāflong 28 km
District headquarters Cachar 30 km

Villages closest to New Mesikiyar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katigora 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 New Mesikiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, New Mesikiyar village had a population of 165. That makes it the 191st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

New Mesikiyar village has 86 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Mesikiyar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

New Mesikiyar covers 1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 165 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

New Mesikiyar falls under Katigora tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to New Mesikiyar is Ditokcherra, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for New Mesikiyar.

New Mesikiyar is about 30 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Mesikiyar is in Katigora tehsil of Cachar district. Ditokcherra is about 4.7 km away. Katigora is about 28 km away. Hāflong is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayang Pur (4.4 km), Kayangpai (4.4 km) and Kayangthal (4.4 km).

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

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