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About Puralangso Village

Puralangso is a mid sized village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 262 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Puralangso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puralangso village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 262
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puralangso compares

By the 2011 count Puralangso is the 11th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Puralangso

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

Puralangso lies about 36 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Dibolong, about 17 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 Puralangso
Nearest railway station Dibolong 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 19 km
Nearest town Lumding Railway Colony 33 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 36 km

Villages closest to Puralangso

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 Puralangso

As per the Census of India 2011, Puralangso village had a population of 509. That makes it the 11th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Puralangso village has 262 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puralangso has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Puralangso covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Puralangso is Dibolong, about 17 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 Puralangso.

Puralangso is about 36 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puralangso is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Dibolong is about 17 km away. Umrangso is about 19 km away. Lumding Railway Colony is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paklangso I (under 2 km), Paklangso Ii (under 2 km) and Nuthenlangso (2.1 km).

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

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