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About Dharai Village

Dharai is a large village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,379 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 783132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharai village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Pincode 783132
Area (hectares) 185.08 hectares
Population 2,602
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharai compares

By the 2011 count Dharai is the 59th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 185.08 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dharai

Dharai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dharai from other places

Dharai lies about 25 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 24 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 Dharai
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 22 km
Nearest railway station Shribar 24 km
District headquarters Cachar 25 km
Nearest town Silchar 26 km

Villages closest to Dharai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhipur 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 Dharai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharai village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 59th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Dharai village has 1,379 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharai has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dharai is 783132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharai covers 185.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharai falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dharai is Shribar, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharai.

Dharai is about 25 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharai is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Lakhipur is about 22 km away. Shribar is about 24 km away. Cachar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaltapur (under 2 km), Tarangapur (under 2 km) and Tarapur Grant (under 2 km).

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

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