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About Dighala Sonowal Gaon Village

Dighala Sonowal Gaon is a small village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 147 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.43 hectares hectares.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighala Sonowal Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Area (hectares) 89.43 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 147
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dighala Sonowal Gaon is the 154th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 89.43 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dighala Sonowal Gaon

The census records public bus service for Dighala Sonowal Gaon 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon from other places

Dighala Sonowal Gaon lies about 43 km from Dibrugarh. 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 4.2 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 7.6 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 43 km

Villages closest to Dighala Sonowal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naharkatiya 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighala Sonowal Gaon village had a population of 288. That makes it the 154th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon village has 147 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighala Sonowal Gaon has about 959 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 970.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon covers 89.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Dighala Sonowal Gaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon is about 43 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighala Sonowal Gaon is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 4.2 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 7.6 km away. Dibrugarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borkeremia Gaon No 1 (under 2 km), Borkhermia Gaon No 2 (under 2 km) and Cherepajan Pather Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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