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About Rikang Mehom Village

Rikang Mehom is a mid sized village in Donka tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 382 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikang Mehom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikang Mehom village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Donka
Pincode 782448
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 382
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikang Mehom compares

By the 2011 count Rikang Mehom is the 111th largest of the 534 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 507 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 20 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 966.

Getting to Rikang Mehom

Rikang Mehom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rikang Mehom as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ran Habai, Ranaima, Rapadang and Ratial. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rikang Mehom

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikang Mehom village had a population of 715. That makes it the 111th largest of the 534 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 507 residents.

Rikang Mehom village has 382 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikang Mehom has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Rikang Mehom is 782448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikang Mehom covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rikang Mehom falls under Donka tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The census record for Rikang Mehom notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rikang Mehom.

Rikang Mehom is in Donka tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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