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About Lasang Village

Lasang is a mid sized village in Mahur tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 292 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788830, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lasang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lasang village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Mahur
Pincode 788830
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 292
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lasang compares

By the 2011 count Lasang is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 245 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Lasang

Lasang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lasang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lasang from other places

Lasang lies about 12 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 Lasang
District headquarters Dima Hasao 12 km
Nearest railway station Mupa 13 km
Nearest town Hāflong 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahur 20 km

Villages closest to Lasang

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 Lasang

As per the Census of India 2011, Lasang village had a population of 580. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 245 residents.

Lasang village has 292 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lasang has about 986 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 978.

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

Lasang covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lasang falls under Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Lasang is Mupa, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lasang.

Lasang is about 12 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lasang is in Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Dima Hasao is about 12 km away. Mupa is about 13 km away. Hāflong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dijam Hagjer (9.6 km), Moti Hojai (13 km) and Riam Bathari (13 km).

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

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