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About Raising Village

Raising is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 24 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,708 females per 1000 males.

Raising Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raising village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Population 65
Male Population 24
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,708
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 Raising compares

By the 2011 count Raising is the 133rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 218 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Raising

Raising is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raising 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 Raising from other places

Raising lies about 30 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 7.2 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 Raising
Nearest railway station New Harangajao 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 17 km
Nearest town Hāflong 17 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 30 km

Villages closest to Raising

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 Raising

As per the Census of India 2011, Raising village had a population of 65. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Raising village has 24 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raising has about 1708 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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

The nearest railway station to Raising is New Harangajao, about 7.2 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 Raising.

Raising 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.

Raising is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. New Harangajao is about 7.2 km away. Haflong is about 17 km away. Hāflong is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuruk (3.5 km), Hengbung (4.0 km) and Indunglo (4.3 km).

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

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