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About Wophang Hanse Village

Wophang Hanse is a small village in Silonijan tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 91 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Wophang Hanse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wophang Hanse village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Silonijan
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 91
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wophang Hanse compares

By the 2011 count Wophang Hanse is the 139th largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 259 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 985.

Getting to Wophang Hanse

Wophang Hanse is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wophang Hanse 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wophang Hanse from other places

Wophang Hanse lies about 49 km from Karbi Anglong, and the nearest railway station is Khumtai, about 21 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 Wophang Hanse
Nearest railway station Khumtai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Silonijan 28 km
Nearest town Golāghāt 28 km
District headquarters Karbi Anglong 49 km

Villages closest to Wophang Hanse

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silonijan 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 Wophang Hanse

As per the Census of India 2011, Wophang Hanse village had a population of 181. That makes it the 139th largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 259 residents.

Wophang Hanse village has 91 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wophang Hanse has about 989 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 985.

Wophang Hanse covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wophang Hanse falls under Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Wophang Hanse is Khumtai, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wophang Hanse.

Wophang Hanse is about 49 km from Karbi Anglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wophang Hanse is in Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. Khumtai is about 21 km away. Silonijan is about 28 km away. Golāghāt 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 Angjok Hanse (under 2 km), Burapung Hanse (under 2 km) and Hanse Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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