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About U S Diglichur Punji Village

U S Diglichur Punji is a small village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 90 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.92 hectares hectares.

U S Diglichur Punji Overview

Census 2011 figures for U S Diglichur Punji village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 16.92 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 90
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How U S Diglichur Punji compares

By the 2011 count U S Diglichur Punji is the 371st largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 16.92 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to U S Diglichur Punji

U S Diglichur Punji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for U S Diglichur Punji as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 U S Diglichur Punji from other places

U S Diglichur Punji lies about 32 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Jirighat, about 7.1 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 U S Diglichur Punji
Nearest railway station Jirighat 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 14 km
District headquarters Cachar 32 km
Nearest town Silchar 33 km

Villages closest to U S Diglichur Punji

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 U S Diglichur Punji

As per the Census of India 2011, U S Diglichur Punji village had a population of 173. That makes it the 371st largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

U S Diglichur Punji village has 90 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, U S Diglichur Punji has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

U S Diglichur Punji covers 16.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

U S Diglichur Punji falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to U S Diglichur Punji is Jirighat, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for U S Diglichur Punji.

U S Diglichur Punji is about 32 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

U S Diglichur Punji is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Jirighat is about 7.1 km away. Lakhipur is about 14 km away. Cachar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digli Grant (under 2 km), Digligaon (under 2 km) and Digliriang Punji (under 2 km).

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

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