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About Tumbung Village

Tumbung is a mid sized village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 466 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares.

Tumbung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumbung village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Area (hectares) 6 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 466
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumbung compares

By the 2011 count Tumbung 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 6 hectares work out to about 144 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 Tumbung

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

Tumbung lies about 46 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Dijaobra, about 39 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 Tumbung
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Dijaobra 39 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 46 km
Nearest town Hāflong 48 km

Villages closest to Tumbung

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 Tumbung

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumbung village had a population of 867. 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.

Tumbung village has 466 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumbung has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Tumbung covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 144 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tumbung is Dijaobra, about 39 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 Tumbung.

Tumbung is about 46 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumbung is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 2.9 km away. Dijaobra is about 39 km away. Dima Hasao is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umrangso (2.9 km), Umrangso Dam Area (2.9 km) and Umrangso Dam Colony (2.9 km).

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

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