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About Dhancherra N C Village

Dhancherra N C is a small village in Katlichara tehsil, in the district of Hailakandi, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 171 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares.

Dhancherra N C Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhancherra N C village
Description Value
State Assam
District Hailakandi
Tehsil Katlichara
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 171
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhancherra N C compares

By the 2011 count Dhancherra N C is the 93rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dhancherra N C

Dhancherra N C is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhancherra N C as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhancherra N C from other places

Dhancherra N C lies about 56 km from Hailakandi, and the nearest railway station is Hortoki, about 25 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 Dhancherra N C
Nearest town Kolasib 13 km
Nearest railway station Hortoki 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Katlichara 34 km
District headquarters Hailakandi 56 km

Villages closest to Dhancherra N C

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katlichara 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 Dhancherra N C

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhancherra N C village had a population of 334. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Dhancherra N C village has 171 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhancherra N C has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Dhancherra N C covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhancherra N C falls under Katlichara tehsil of Hailakandi district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dhancherra N C is Hortoki, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhancherra N C.

Dhancherra N C is about 56 km from Hailakandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhancherra N C is in Katlichara tehsil of Hailakandi district. Kolasib is about 13 km away. Hortoki is about 25 km away. Katlichara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahyalapur N C (under 2 km), Dharapur N C (under 2 km) and Kaliganj N C (under 2 km).

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

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