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About Khatua Village

Khatua is a mid sized village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 256 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatua village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Pincode 786610
Area (hectares) 201.18 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 256
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatua compares

By the 2011 count Khatua is the 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 201.18 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Khatua

Khatua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khatua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khatua from other places

Khatua lies about 41 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 Khatua
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 6.2 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 8.4 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 41 km

Villages closest to Khatua

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 Khatua

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatua village had a population of 508. That makes it the 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Khatua village has 256 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatua has about 984 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.

The pincode recorded for Khatua is 786610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatua covers 201.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatua falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Khatua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Khatua is about 41 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatua is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 6.2 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 8.4 km away. Dibrugarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betanibam Habi Gaon (under 2 km), Dighali Block Gaon (under 2 km) and Dillghat Gaon No 1 (under 2 km).

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

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