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About Boro Arkap Village

Boro Arkap is a small village in Mahur tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 170 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788830, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boro Arkap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boro Arkap village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Mahur
Pincode 788830
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 170
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boro Arkap compares

By the 2011 count Boro Arkap is the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 245 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 978.

Getting to Boro Arkap

Boro Arkap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boro Arkap as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Boro Arkap from other places

Boro Arkap lies about 31 km from Dima Hasao. 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 Boro Arkap
Tehsil headquarters Mahur 19 km
Nearest town Hāflong 23 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 31 km

Villages closest to Boro Arkap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahur 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 Boro Arkap

As per the Census of India 2011, Boro Arkap village had a population of 324. That makes it the 28th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 245 residents.

Boro Arkap village has 170 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boro Arkap has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Boro Arkap is 788830. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boro Arkap covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boro Arkap falls under Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The census record for Boro Arkap notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Boro Arkap.

Boro Arkap is about 31 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boro Arkap is in Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Mahur is about 19 km away. Hāflong is about 23 km away. Dima Hasao is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mouchar (under 2 km), Muollien (under 2 km) and Paipui (3.4 km).

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

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