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About Dangtala Village

Dangtala is a mid sized village in Sidli tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 268 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.63 hectares hectares.

Dangtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangtala village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Sidli
Area (hectares) 211.63 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 268
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dangtala compares

By the 2011 count Dangtala is the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 211.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dangtala

Dangtala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dangtala as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangtala from other places

Dangtala lies about 26 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Bechimari, about 6.0 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 Dangtala
Nearest railway station Bechimari 6.0 km
Nearest town Chāpar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidli 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 26 km

Villages closest to Dangtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangtala village had a population of 552. That makes it the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dangtala village has 268 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangtala has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Dangtala covers 211.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangtala falls under Sidli tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dangtala is Bechimari, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dangtala.

Dangtala is about 26 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangtala is in Sidli tehsil of Chirang district. Bechimari is about 6.0 km away. Chāpar is about 11 km away. Sidli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simlaguri Forest Block (11 km), Bamungaon (11 km) and Duligaon (15 km).

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

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