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About Orang Protected Area Village

Orang Protected Area is a small village in Dalgaon tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 48 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10524.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 784114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orang Protected Area Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orang Protected Area village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Dalgaon
Pincode 784114
Area (hectares) 10524.22 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 48
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 208
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orang Protected Area compares

By the 2011 count Orang Protected Area is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 10524.22 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Orang Protected Area

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

Orang Protected Area lies about 48 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Mazbat, about 10 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 Orang Protected Area
Nearest railway station Mazbat 10 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalgaon 20 km
District headquarters Darrang 48 km

Villages closest to Orang Protected Area

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalgaon 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 Orang Protected Area

As per the Census of India 2011, Orang Protected Area village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Orang Protected Area village has 48 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orang Protected Area has about 208 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Orang Protected Area is 784114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orang Protected Area covers 10524.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Orang Protected Area falls under Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Orang Protected Area is Mazbat, about 10 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 village for Orang Protected Area.

Orang Protected Area is about 48 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orang Protected Area is in Dalgaon tehsil of Darrang district. Mazbat is about 10 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 15 km away. Dalgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakal Bhangi Jogi Gaon (7.6 km), Simaluguri Kachari Gaon (7.6 km) and Silbari (10 km).

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

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