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About Hengbung Village

Hengbung is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 28 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Hengbung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hengbung village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 28
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hengbung compares

By the 2011 count Hengbung is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Hengbung

Hengbung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hengbung as Available within 10+ 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 Hengbung from other places

Hengbung lies about 30 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 3.4 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 Hengbung
Nearest railway station New Harangajao 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 15 km
Nearest town Hāflong 15 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 30 km

Villages closest to Hengbung

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 Hengbung

As per the Census of India 2011, Hengbung village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Hengbung village has 28 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hengbung has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Hengbung covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hengbung is New Harangajao, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hengbung.

Hengbung is about 30 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hengbung is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. New Harangajao is about 3.4 km away. Haflong is about 15 km away. Hāflong is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpur (2.3 km), Harangajao Bazar (3.1 km) and Harangajao Deswali (3.1 km).

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

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