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About Galighat Machkhuwa Village

Galighat Machkhuwa is a small village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 32 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galighat Machkhuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galighat Machkhuwa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787060
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 32
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galighat Machkhuwa compares

By the 2011 count Galighat Machkhuwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 957.

Getting to Galighat Machkhuwa

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

Galighat Machkhuwa lies about 61 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Laimekuri, about 4.5 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 Galighat Machkhuwa
Nearest railway station Laimekuri 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jonai 13 km
Nearest town Dibrugarh 37 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 61 km

Villages closest to Galighat Machkhuwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jonai 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 Galighat Machkhuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Galighat Machkhuwa village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Galighat Machkhuwa village has 32 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galighat Machkhuwa has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Galighat Machkhuwa is 787060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galighat Machkhuwa covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Galighat Machkhuwa falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Galighat Machkhuwa is Laimekuri, about 4.5 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 Galighat Machkhuwa.

Galighat Machkhuwa is about 61 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galighat Machkhuwa is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. Laimekuri is about 4.5 km away. Jonai is about 13 km away. Dibrugarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borati Rangali (under 2 km), Burisuti Bangali (under 2 km) and Gali Borbali (under 2 km).

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

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