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About No 3 Murkong Selek Village

No 3 Murkong Selek is a small village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 177 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

No 3 Murkong Selek Overview

Census 2011 figures for No 3 Murkong Selek village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhemaji
Tehsil Jonai
Pincode 787060
Area (hectares) 185.57 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 177
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How No 3 Murkong Selek compares

By the 2011 count No 3 Murkong Selek is the 152nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 185.57 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to No 3 Murkong Selek

The census records public bus service for No 3 Murkong Selek 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is No 3 Murkong Selek from other places

No 3 Murkong Selek lies about 74 km from Dhemaji, and the nearest railway station is Murkongselek, about under 2 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 No 3 Murkong Selek
Tehsil headquarters Jonai under 2 km
Nearest railway station Murkongselek under 2 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 28 km
District headquarters Dhemaji 74 km

Villages closest to No 3 Murkong Selek

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 No 3 Murkong Selek

As per the Census of India 2011, No 3 Murkong Selek village had a population of 378. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.

No 3 Murkong Selek village has 177 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, No 3 Murkong Selek has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for No 3 Murkong Selek is 787060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

No 3 Murkong Selek covers 185.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

No 3 Murkong Selek falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to No 3 Murkong Selek is Murkongselek, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for No 3 Murkong Selek.

No 3 Murkong Selek is about 74 km from Dhemaji in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

No 3 Murkong Selek is in Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district. Jonai is about under 2 km away. Murkongselek is about under 2 km away. Pāsighāt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are No 1 Murkong Selek (under 2 km), No 2 Murkong Selek (under 2 km) and Lakhi Nepali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of No 3 Murkong Selek today is likely to be higher.

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