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About Dorbin Village

Dorbin is a small village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 90 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares.

Dorbin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorbin village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 90
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorbin compares

By the 2011 count Dorbin is the 81st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dorbin

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

Dorbin 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 Dorbin
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Dijaobra 30 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 38 km
Nearest town Hāflong 42 km

Villages closest to Dorbin

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 Dorbin

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorbin village had a population of 183. That makes it the 81st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Dorbin village has 90 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorbin has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Dorbin covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dorbin 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 Dorbin.

Dorbin 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.

Dorbin is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 6.7 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 (under 2 km), Dithur Hapila (under 2 km) and Dithur Tea Garden (under 2 km).

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

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