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About Dijao Village

Dijao is a small village in Maibong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 39 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Dijao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dijao village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Maibong
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 39
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dijao compares

By the 2011 count Dijao is the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 240 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dijao

Dijao is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dijao as Available within 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 Dijao from other places

Dijao lies about 26 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Langting, about 5.0 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 Dijao
Nearest railway station Langting 5.0 km
Nearest town Lumding Railway Colony 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Maibong 26 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 26 km

Villages closest to Dijao

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maibong 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 Dijao

As per the Census of India 2011, Dijao village had a population of 76. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 240 residents.

Dijao village has 39 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dijao has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Dijao covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dijao falls under Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dijao is Langting, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dijao.

Dijao is about 26 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dijao is in Maibong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Langting is about 5.0 km away. Lumding Railway Colony is about 24 km away. Maibong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dijaobra Rly Station (under 2 km), Mitherdisa (2.8 km) and Gangdangkro (3.7 km).

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

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