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About Somkong Village
Somkong is a small village in Jonai tehsil, in the district of Dhemaji, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 80 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 787060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
Somkong Overview
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Assam |
| District | Dhemaji |
| Tehsil | Jonai |
| Pincode | 787060 |
| Area (hectares) | 76 hectares |
| Population | 164 |
| Male Population | 80 |
| Female Population | 84 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,050 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 5 - 10 km distance |
How Somkong compares
By the 2011 count Somkong is the 285th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 433 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Somkong
Somkong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somkong 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Siker Selek, Silikhaguri, Simen Chapori Tinikunia and Simen Kaiborta. 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.
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Common questions about Somkong
As per the Census of India 2011, Somkong village had a population of 164. That makes it the 285th largest of the 360 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 433 residents.
Somkong village has 80 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Somkong has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.
The pincode recorded for Somkong is 787060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Somkong covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Somkong falls under Jonai tehsil of Dhemaji district in Assam.
The census record for Somkong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Somkong.
Somkong 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 Somkong today is likely to be higher.
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