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About Rly Colony Village

Rly Colony is a small village in Diphu tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 65 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rly Colony Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rly Colony village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Diphu
Pincode 781460
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 65
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Rly Colony compares

By the 2011 count Rly Colony is the 420th largest of the 763 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 262 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Rly Colony

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

Rly Colony lies about 50 km from Karbi Anglong, and the nearest railway station is Lumding Junction, about under 2 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 Rly Colony
Nearest town Lumding Railway Colony under 2 km
Nearest railway station Lumding Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Diphu 28 km
District headquarters Karbi Anglong 50 km

Villages closest to Rly Colony

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diphu 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 Rly Colony

As per the Census of India 2011, Rly Colony village had a population of 128. That makes it the 420th largest of the 763 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 262 residents.

Rly Colony village has 65 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rly Colony has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rly Colony is 781460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rly Colony covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rly Colony falls under Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Rly Colony is Lumding Junction, about under 2 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 Rly Colony.

Rly Colony is about 50 km from Karbi Anglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rly Colony is in Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. Lumding Railway Colony is about under 2 km away. Lumding Junction is about under 2 km away. Diphu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuti Colony (under 2 km), Lumding Terang Gaon (under 2 km) and 12 Mile Nepali Basti (15 km).

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

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