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About Vaitang Village

Vaitang is a small village in Umrangso tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 67 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males.

Vaitang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaitang village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Umrangso
Population 127
Male Population 67
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Vaitang compares

By the 2011 count Vaitang is the 105th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 201 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Vaitang

Vaitang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Vaitang 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 Vaitang from other places

Vaitang lies about 30 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Harangajao, about 24 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 Vaitang
Tehsil headquarters Umrangso 23 km
Nearest railway station New Harangajao 24 km
Nearest town Hāflong 26 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 30 km

Villages closest to Vaitang

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 Vaitang

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaitang village had a population of 127. That makes it the 105th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 201 residents.

Vaitang village has 67 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaitang has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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

The nearest railway station to Vaitang is New Harangajao, about 24 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 Vaitang.

Vaitang 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.

Vaitang is in Umrangso tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Umrangso is about 23 km away. New Harangajao is about 24 km away. Hāflong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khobak (4.0 km), Sangbar (5.2 km) and Kharthongship (7.5 km).

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

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