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- 04 Sep 25
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Nihang Engti is a small village in Silonijan tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 99 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Assam |
| District | Karbi Anglong |
| Tehsil | Silonijan |
| Area (hectares) | 60 hectares |
| Population | 176 |
| Male Population | 99 |
| Female Population | 77 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 778 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Nihang Engti is the 144th largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 259 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.
Nihang Engti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nihang Engti 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. The nearest villages by name are Nambar Lang Protham F V, Nanda Mura, Nandiram Takbi and Nanka Garh Basti. 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Nihang Engti village had a population of 176. That makes it the 144th largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 259 residents.
Nihang Engti village has 99 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Nihang Engti has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.
Nihang Engti covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Nihang Engti falls under Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.
The census record for Nihang Engti notes the nearest railway station 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 Nihang Engti.
Nihang Engti is in Silonijan 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 Nihang Engti today is likely to be higher.
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