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About Howlighat Village

Howlighat is a mid sized village in Barkhetri tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 899 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.9 hectares hectares.

Howlighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Howlighat village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nalbari
Tehsil Barkhetri
Area (hectares) 129.9 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 899
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Howlighat compares

By the 2011 count Howlighat is the 31st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents. Its 129.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Howlighat

Howlighat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Howlighat as Available within <5 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 Ghoga, Ghorathal, Goldighala and Hamlakur. 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 Howlighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Howlighat village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 31st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents.

Howlighat village has 899 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Howlighat has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Howlighat covers 129.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Howlighat falls under Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Howlighat.

Howlighat is in Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari 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 Howlighat today is likely to be higher.

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