About Dharmikhal Grant Village

Dharmikhal Grant is one of the larger villages in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,146, made up of 3,656 males and 3,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100.25 hectares hectares.

Dharmikhal Grant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmikhal Grant village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Sonai
Area (hectares)	1100.25 hectares
Population	7,146
Male Population	3,656
Female Population	3,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmikhal Grant compares

By the 2011 count Dharmikhal Grant is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 1100.25 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dharmikhal Grant

Dharmikhal Grant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmikhal Grant as Available within village. 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 Dharmikhal Grant from other places

Dharmikhal Grant 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 Dharmikhal Grant
Tehsil headquarters	Sonai	13 km
Nearest railway station	Shribar	24 km
District headquarters	Cachar	25 km
Nearest town	Silchar	26 km

Villages closest to Dharmikhal Grant

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

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Common questions about Dharmikhal Grant

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmikhal Grant village had a population of 7,146. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Dharmikhal Grant village has 3,656 males and 3,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmikhal Grant has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Dharmikhal Grant covers 1100.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmikhal Grant falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dharmikhal Grant 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 10+ km distance for Dharmikhal Grant.

Dharmikhal Grant 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.

Dharmikhal Grant is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 13 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.