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About Nayagram Village

Nayagram is a small village in Sonai tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 76 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Nayagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayagram village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Sonai
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 76
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayagram compares

By the 2011 count Nayagram is the 196th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nayagram

Nayagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nayagram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nayagram from other places

Nayagram lies about 22 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Bhasha Shahid, 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 Nayagram
Tehsil headquarters Sonai 11 km
District headquarters Cachar 22 km
Nearest town Silchar 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhasha Shahid 24 km

Villages closest to Nayagram

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.

Common questions about Nayagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayagram village had a population of 141. That makes it the 196th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,521 residents.

Nayagram village has 76 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayagram has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Nayagram covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nayagram falls under Sonai tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Nayagram is Bhasha Shahid, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nayagram.

Nayagram is about 22 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nayagram is in Sonai tehsil of Cachar district. Sonai is about 11 km away. Cachar is about 22 km away. Silchar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhaltila (under 2 km), Rukni Pt I (2.0 km) and Rukni Pt Ii (2.0 km).

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

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