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About Dersi Village

Dersi is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 147 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Dersi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dersi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 147
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dersi compares

By the 2011 count Dersi is the 36th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dersi

Dersi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dersi 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 Dersi from other places

Dersi lies about 15 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 Dersi
Nearest railway station Mupa 13 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 24 km
Nearest town Hāflong 24 km

Villages closest to Dersi

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 Dersi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dersi village had a population of 276. That makes it the 36th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Dersi village has 147 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dersi has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Dersi covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dersi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dersi.

Dersi is about 15 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dersi is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Mupa is about 13 km away. Dima Hasao is about 15 km away. Haflong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana Lambra (2.0 km), Amlangbra (2.2 km) and Thaijupang (2.6 km).

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

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