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About Sangbar Village

Sangbar is a mid sized village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 527 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 374 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares.

Sangbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangbar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 527
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 374
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangbar compares

By the 2011 count Sangbar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 90 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 Sangbar

Sangbar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sangbar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sangbar from other places

Sangbar lies about 30 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 28 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 Sangbar
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 18 km
Nearest railway station New Harangajao 28 km
Nearest town Hāflong 30 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 30 km

Villages closest to Sangbar

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 Sangbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangbar village had a population of 724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Sangbar village has 527 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangbar has about 374 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Sangbar covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 90 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangbar is New Harangajao, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sangbar.

Sangbar is about 30 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangbar is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 18 km away. New Harangajao is about 28 km away. Hāflong is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaitang (5.2 km), Baga (5.3 km) and New Sangbar (6.1 km).

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

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