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About Bongphiri Village

Bongphiri is a small village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 84 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares.

Bongphiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongphiri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 84
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bongphiri compares

By the 2011 count Bongphiri is the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bongphiri

Bongphiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bongphiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bongphiri from other places

Bongphiri lies about 35 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Langting, about 32 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 Bongphiri
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 10 km
Nearest railway station Langting 32 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 35 km
Nearest town Hāflong 38 km

Villages closest to Bongphiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongphiri village had a population of 159. That makes it the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Bongphiri village has 84 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongphiri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Bongphiri covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bongphiri falls under Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bongphiri is Langting, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bongphiri.

Bongphiri is about 35 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongphiri is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 10 km away. Langting is about 32 km away. Dima Hasao is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choto Lanku (3.1 km), New Sangbar (3.1 km) and Langlut (3.5 km).

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

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