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About Dithur Village

Dithur is a small village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 142 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares.

Dithur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dithur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 142
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dithur compares

By the 2011 count Dithur is the 46th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dithur

Dithur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dithur as Available within village. 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 Dithur from other places

Dithur lies about 38 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Dijaobra, about 30 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 Dithur
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Dijaobra 30 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 38 km
Nearest town Hāflong 43 km

Villages closest to Dithur

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 Dithur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dithur village had a population of 258. That makes it the 46th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Dithur village has 142 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dithur has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Dithur covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dithur is Dijaobra, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dithur.

Dithur is about 38 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dithur is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 6.6 km away. Dijaobra is about 30 km away. Dima Hasao is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dithur Hapila (under 2 km), Dithur Tea Garden (under 2 km) and Dorbin (under 2 km).

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

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