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About Ashrang Village

Ashrang is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 52 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.18 hectares hectares.

Ashrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashrang village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 101.18 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 52
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashrang compares

By the 2011 count Ashrang is the 108th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 101.18 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ashrang

Ashrang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashrang 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashrang from other places

Ashrang lies about 12 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Mupa, about 13 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 Ashrang
District headquarters Dima Hasao 12 km
Nearest railway station Mupa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 19 km
Nearest town Hāflong 19 km

Villages closest to Ashrang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong 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 Ashrang

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashrang village had a population of 99. That makes it the 108th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Ashrang village has 52 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashrang has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Ashrang covers 101.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashrang falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ashrang is Mupa, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Ashrang.

Ashrang is about 12 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashrang is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Dima Hasao is about 12 km away. Mupa is about 13 km away. Haflong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunjung (2.0 km), Lamadisa (2.3 km) and Longmalai (3.1 km).

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

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