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About Kayangphai Village

Kayangphai is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 115 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.04 hectares hectares.

Kayangphai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayangphai village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 4.04 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 115
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kayangphai compares

By the 2011 count Kayangphai is the 46th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 4.04 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kayangphai

Kayangphai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kayangphai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kayangphai from other places

Kayangphai lies about 40 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 1.8 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 Kayangphai
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 24 km
Nearest town Hāflong 24 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 40 km

Villages closest to Kayangphai

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 Kayangphai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayangphai village had a population of 225. That makes it the 46th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Kayangphai village has 115 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayangphai has about 957 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 965.

Kayangphai covers 4.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kayangphai is Ditokcherra, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance for Kayangphai.

Kayangphai is about 40 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayangphai is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Ditokcherra is about 1.8 km away. Haflong is about 24 km away. Hāflong 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 Kayang Deswali (under 2 km), Saiding (2.3 km) and Saisi (2.3 km).

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

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