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About Hosong Village

Hosong is a mid sized village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 313 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hosong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hosong village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787060
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 313
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hosong compares

By the 2011 count Hosong is the 72nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 10 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 957.

Getting to Hosong

Hosong is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hosong as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Ganeshpur, Handique, Haripur Deori and Hastinapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hosong

As per the Census of India 2011, Hosong village had a population of 617. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

Hosong village has 313 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hosong has about 971 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 957.

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

Hosong covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hosong falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The census record for Hosong notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hosong.

Hosong is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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